Reds minor league team pulls new t-shirt after fans say graphic draws close resemblance to racial slur

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A minor league baseball team discontinued selling a t-shirt it was after fans criticized the graphic for looking like a racial slur.

The Chattanooga Lookouts, the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, tried to combine its "Nooga" nickname and its logo of two eyes, and it did not go well.

The team replaced the two O's with their eyes logo, and fans thought it closely resembled the n-word. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The stage as Sammy Stafura is announced as a second-round pick by the Cincinnati Reds during the MLB Draft presented by Nike at Lumen Field on Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) "Oh no, chattanooga this isn’t gonna work," a Twitter user named "Dre" wrote. "Hilariously bad," added @GratefulKeg.

Another user said that the shirt "cannot be real." The team pulled the shirt, but other sites were quick to copy the logo and sell it on their own.

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