"Get out of the country, Negro!": Ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv was attacked in China

Due to a confrontation between him and a player from their team, Liaoning fans were furious with Sony Wiems and shouted racist chants at him.

A former NBA player supported him: "It causes so much pain"

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19/01/2022

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 12:50 p.m.

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Although Sony Wiems has been flourishing in the Chinese league since moving to it in 2018, when this season he averages 15.6 points, 5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, but last Thursday ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv was at the center of an unpleasant scene that included a racist attack against him and was documented In a video distributed on the social network.

Wiems, 35, arrived with his team Guangdong for an away game against Liaoning, during which he faced rival player Han Dejon, which led to the two being sent off.

After the match, a number of fans waited for Wiems near the visiting team bus, shouting at him "Negro, get out of China!".

The former Maccabi Tel Aviv player did not respond to the attack and also refused to comment on it when contacted by CNN.

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The day after the game, the Chinese league management issued a statement condemning verbal violence against the American, calling on fans to refrain from "unethical behavior and use of vulgar language."

Both teams also condemned the act, and the one who supported Wiems on social media was former NBA player Jeremy Lynn: "The violence against Wiems is disrespectful, these curses cause so much pain and hatred, that I can not keep quiet about it," the guard wrote. .

Ugly attack.

Sonny Wiems in Maccabi Tel Aviv uniform (Photo: GettyImages)

As you may recall, Wiems arrived in Israel in 2016 and in only half a season he managed to produce a lot of noise, mainly due to his off-field behavior.

Beyond his bad ability on the floor, the swingman allegedly led to a split in the locker room, when in January he was thrown out after refusing to undergo a drug test and sparking a scandal.

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