A’s announcer on 'lack of response' to Glen Kuiper's on-air racial slur: 'My silence has been misrepresented'

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Three days after his broadcaster partner used a racial slur on air, Oakland A’s analyst Dallas Braden issued a statement Monday regarding his "lack of response." 

Braden was standing next to A’s announcer Glen Kuiper Friday night when his partner discussed their day around Kansas City, Missouri. 

Broadcasters Glen Kuiper, left, and Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics in the TV booth during the game against the Minnesota Twins at RingCentral Coliseum on May 17, 2022 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Twins 5-2. (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)

When describing a trip to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kuiper appeared to use the N-word as he likely meant to pronounce the word "negro."

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Braden did not respond during the pregame segment. 

The former Major League pitcher issued a statement on Monday, two days after Kuiper was indefinitely suspended by NBC Sports California. 

"As those of you who know me well recognize, I usually speak out about injustices in order to find understanding and push conversations forward," Braden posted to Twitter. "Several people have questioned my lack of response to an issue that took place on air during the pregame broadcast of the Oakland A’s game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, May 5th. I believe my silence has been misrepresented. 

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"At the time of the incident, I was not aware that anything in the broadcast was amiss. The nuances of live television mean that sometimes we, as broadcasters,