Minnesota high school basketball team pulls out of an MLK Day tournament just days after their fans were 非難するd for 陳列する，発揮するing a Trump 2020 旗 during a game

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A Minnesota high school basketball team has pulled out of a tournament on ツバメ Luther King Jr. Day just days after their fans were 非難するd for 陳列する，発揮するing a 大統領 Donald Trump re-選挙 旗.?

The Jordan High School boys' basketball team was scheduled to play Minneapolis Patrick Henry High School on Monday in the MLK Showcase at Minneapolis Roosevelt.?

Some Jordan fans 陳列する，発揮するd a Trump 旗，新聞一面トップの大見出し／大々的に報道する when Roosevelt visited Jordan last week.?

Jordan is a 田舎の, 圧倒的に white community.?

Roosevelt's coach?Michael Walker, who says his team is predominantly 黒人／ボイコット, 非難するd the …に反対するing school's fans に引き続いて the game last week.

A Minnesota high school basketball team has pulled out of a tournament on ツバメ Luther King Jr. Day just days after their fans were 非難するd for 陳列する，発揮するing a 大統領 Donald Trump re-選挙 旗?

He 地位，任命するd a photo on Facebook of 前線-列／漕ぐ／騒動 観客s at the game with?a 旗 reading 'Trump 2020 Keep America 広大な／多数の／重要な!' draped over their 脚s.?

Several other teenage Jordan fans were 覆う？ in the patterns of the American 旗.?

Henry coach Jamil Jackson says 組織者s of the invitational were told Jordan 恐れるd something might happen to the players if they （機の）カム to Roosevelt to play.

But Jordan Superintendent Matthew Helgerson said: '恐れる was not our 推論する／理由'.

Helgerson told the 星／主役にする Tribune in an email that the team did not want its presence at the event 'to detract from the 競技者s'.

に引き続いて the 批評 last week,?Bridget Kahn, whose son was? の中で the 観客s wearing the 旗, told the 星／主役にする Tribune?that the students were 簡単に wearing 'a bunch of red, white and blue, supporting their 大統領，／社長.?

'They don't have a 人種差別主義者 bone in their 団体／死体,' she said.?

She said that the Jordan fans left the game with the 旗 'wrapped around them like capes. I didn't see anything wrong with that.'

But the Roosevelt coach?questioned why the political 旗，新聞一面トップの大見出し／大々的に報道する was 現在の at a high school 冒険的な event in the first place.?

Michael Walker, the boys basketball coach at Minnesota Roosevelt High School, 非難するd the …に反対するing school's fans に引き続いて the game last week after he spotted the Trump 2020 旗，新聞一面トップの大見出し／大々的に報道する

'I coach a predominantly 黒人／ボイコット inner city high school team,' Walker wrote the day after the game.?

'We go out to a 田舎の area in Jordan, MN and this is there. Please explain how and why this is appropriate at a high school basketball game?'?

His 地位，任命する?received thousands of comments and 誘発するd a 審議 on whether wearing the Trump 旗 was unnecessarily 挑発的な.?

The?School 地区 Superintendent also ordered a review.?

Kahn について言及するd to the Tribune that the Roosevelt team 選ぶd to stay in the locker room during the pre-game 国家の 国家.?

に引き続いて the 批評 last week, Bridget Kahn (above), whose son was の中で the 観客s wearing the 旗, told the 星／主役にする Tribune that the students were 簡単に wearing 'a bunch of red, white and blue, supporting their 大統領，／社長?

Minneapolis schools 広報担当者 Dirk Tedmon 確認するd that this was the Roosevelt team's practice. He also said Jordan team was made aware this beforehand, 誘発するing online 憶測 that the Trump 旗，新聞一面トップの大見出し／大々的に報道する was meant as a 報復.

But Kahn and others on Facebook said that the Jordan team's fans were dressed up for a USA-主題d night which happened to 同時に起こる／一致する with the match.

London Elizabeth, who went to the school, wrote: 'Each week, the students at JHS 投票（する） on their twitter page, for a 主題 for the next game. These 投票s d one and decided days in 前進する. (sic)

'It's almost comical that it just so happened to be the same day the …に反対するing team decides to 選ぶ out of 存在 現在の for the 国家の 国家. 抱擁する coincidence! But it was in NO way in 報復 and there was NEVER any 意向 to 感情を害する／違反する the other team.'?

'This isn't about race. This was 単に supposed to be a fun night to dress up in what 代表するs America.?

'We shouldn't be bashing Roosevelt's coach either. I'm sure he didn't know this was a coincidence. I'm sure he didn't know about the 主題 of the night.'??????

Some 支持者s of the home fans said they were 単に 演習ing their 権利 to 解放する／自由な speech. Others 答える／応じるd by pointing out that the?Roosevelt team was also 演習ing their 解放する／自由な speech 権利 when they skipped the 国家の 国家.?

In a 声明, School 地区 Superintendent Matt Helgerson 表明するd '悔いる that Roosevelt players and their coaching staff, fans and community were made to feel uncomfortable, as it is always our 意図 to graciously host our 対抗者s.'

Helgerson 追加するd that 地区 staff were 'reviewing this 事柄 and collecting （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） [and] working cooperatively with the Minneapolis School 地区 and Roosevelt High School in our review and 返答 to this event.'?

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