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LA Rams star Puka Nacua under fire over ‘antisemitic touchdown dance’ promise
Puka Nacua apologized after performing an antisemitic touchdown gesture learned on a livestream; the NFL and Rams condemned the act amid calls for discipline.
- On Tuesday, Puka Nacua appeared on a Kick livestream with Adin Ross and N3on, performed a gesture Ross suggested, and vowed to use it as a touchdown celebration in the Thursday night game vs. the Seattle Seahawks.
- Ross's sequence—spin, flex, hunch and rub—was taught to Nacua, and Ross, a controversial streamer on Kick, calls it his 'Jewish dance' with fans.
- Video of the gesture circulated on social media, prompting criticism from social media users and California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who urged the Los Angeles Rams to make Nacua apologize or be dropped.
- The NFL issued a statement condemning discrimination, and Nacua apologized, saying 'When I appeared the other day on a social media livestream, it was suggested to me to perform a specific movement as part of my next touchdown celebration' and 'I deeply apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions as I do not stand for any form of racism, bigotry or hate of another group of people'.
- The clip surfaced days after the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney, Australia that killed 15 people, and the Los Angeles Rams said they did not know of Nacua's plans while streamers were denied access to the Rams practice facility and head coach Sean McVay expressed displeasure.
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