PHNX Sports activities has parted methods with longtime Phoenix Suns beat author Gerald Bourguet after a sequence of social media feedback he made concerning the demise of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The corporate launched an announcement on X confirming the choice:
“The opinions expressed by our staff don’t signify the views of PHNX or ALLCITY Community. We take issues involving violence very significantly and are dedicated to making sure that ALLCITY stays a protected place for our staff and neighborhood alike. We’ve addressed this matter with the person and made the choice to half methods.”
The opinions expressed by our staff don’t signify the views of PHNX or ALLCITY Community. We take issues involving violence very significantly and are dedicated to making sure that ALLCITY stays a protected place for our staff and neighborhood alike. We’ve addressed this matter…
— PHNX Sports activities (@PHNX_Sports) September 11, 2025
Bourguet, who additionally hosted the PHNX Suns podcast, got here below hearth after posting a string of messages on his private account. He wrote:
“‘Political variations’ usually are not the identical factor as spewing hateful rhetoric every day, and refusing to mourn a life dedicated to that trigger shouldn’t be the identical factor as celebrating gun violence. Simply so we’re 100% clear on that.”
“Political variations” usually are not the identical factor as spewing hateful rhetoric every day, and refusing to mourn a life dedicated to that trigger shouldn’t be the identical factor as celebrating gun violence. Simply so we’re 100% clear on that.
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) September 11, 2025
He went on to problem these upset together with his stance, including:
“Should you’re saddened by immediately’s ‘political violence,’ horrified by the video, or repulsed by my response, ask your self why your response was totally different when it got here to highschool shootings, mass deportations or the HUNDREDS of movies of horrific murders in Gaza (which Kirk cheered on).”
“He was a father”
Half of y’all didn’t give a DAMN about doing something to cease gun violence when the victims of mass shootings have been LITERAL youngsters. And people children weren’t bigots spreading genocidal propaganda, or a mindset he immediately fed into with this Holy Grail of Ironies: pic.twitter.com/yDSexl2Fx1
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) September 11, 2025
In one other submit, Bourguet doubled down:
“Actually don’t care if you happen to suppose it’s insensitive or poor timing to say no to respect an evil man who died. Too a lot of you might be extra involved with being well mannered and showing to be good folks moderately than displaying some rattling spine and standing on (precept) to sentence hate.”
Should you’re saddened by immediately’s “political violence,” horrified by the video, or repulsed by my response, ask your self why your response was totally different when it got here to highschool shootings, mass deportations or the HUNDREDS of movies of horrific murders in Gaza (which Kirk cheered on)
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) September 11, 2025
As of publication, Bourguet had not publicly commented on his firing.
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