"SAN JOSE On a night meant to celebrate their commitment to the local Hispanic community, the San Jose Sharks inadvertently displayed what appeared to be a message supportive of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's deportation efforts on SAP Center's center-hung scoreboard during the team's game Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. During the game's first intermission, the scoreboard displayed a message that read, SJ SHARKS FANS/LOVE ICE !!/GET EM BOYZ !"
"During the first intermission of tonight's game, an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard, the statement said. Sharks Sports & Entertainment deeply regrets that this message, which does not meet our organization's values, was not detected during our standard review process. The Sharks organization sincerely apologizes for this oversight, and we are actively working to determine the origin of the message."
During the San Jose Sharks' 9th annual Los Tiburones game celebrating the Bay Area's Hispanic community, the center-hung scoreboard displayed a fan-submitted message that appeared to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation efforts. The message showed 'SJ SHARKS FANS/LOVE ICE !!/GET EM BOYZ !' and drew widespread social media attention and fan complaints. Sharks Sports & Entertainment said the offensively worded external submission was inadvertently displayed and apologized, stating the message did not meet organizational values and was not caught by standard review processes. The organization said it is investigating the message's origin and expressed regret for the oversight.
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