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Hawkeye Sports Properties, the folks who manage the multimedia rights for the University of Iowa, have given us yet another Friday news dump:
Gary Dolphin has been suspended for the remainder of the basketball season by Hawkeye Sports Properties. The decision follows an "inappropriate comment" during the broadcast of the Iowa-Maryland game. More to follow.
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You can read about Dolphin’s comments made between he and Bobby Hansen during their call of Tuesday’s loss to Maryland here. Audio of the call can be found here.
This is the second time Dolphin has found himself in trouble this season. Earlier in the year, he was given a two-game suspension for airing his criticisms of Maishe Dailey on a hot mic.
Dolphin has released a statement in regards to his suspension:
Dolph’s response pic.twitter.com/Cd2TEeqLiK
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) February 22, 2019
The official statement from the University of Iowa is brief:
The University of Iowa athletics department supports Hawkeye Sports Properties decision to indefinitely suspend radio play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin.
The University of Iowa athletics department values diversity and is committed to creating a welcoming environment for all members of its campus community.
Jim Albracht and Hansen will call Iowa’s games for the remainder of the season.
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