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Lucas is known for his brief celebrations after good plays. His \u201cantics,\u201d as Brande called them, are flamboyant could be considered stereotypically \u201cgay.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nAfter seeming to suggest the college athlete should be punched in the face, Brande issued the predictable public apology.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to publicly apologize for my comment on the UC IRVINE VS CSUN Broadcast, Thursday, April 9,\u201d Charlie Brande said in a comment over the weekend. \u201cMost importantly, I apologize to Jordan, I whole-heartedly regret my comment towards him. I take full accountability for my comment and the damage it may have caused. Violence should never be acceptable or tolerated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have spent my life promoting the game of volleyball and regret any harm to the sport or the people that play it. I will learn from this and work to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nReached by Outsports, Lucas declined to comment on the situation but did confirm he is gay.<\/p>\n
Reactions to Charlie Brande suggesting punching Jordan Lucas<\/h2>\n
Arielle Houlihan,<\/a> a volleyball coach popular on Instagram<\/a> who says she has watched Lucas since he was 14, shared a powerful statement about her feelings about the athlete\u2019s \u201cantics\u201d and coming to understand the powerful impact the young man has had on other gay men in the sport.<\/p>\n
Houlihan also said Brande should be in \u201cjail\u201d for suggesting someone commit a \u201chate crime\u201d against Lucas.<\/p>\n
\u201cJail. That\u2019s the only word I have for it,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMy mouth dropped. An absolute abomination. Popped? So like a hate crime right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nVolleyball commentator Canaan said Brande\u2019s comments were clearly directed at Lucas because the player is gay.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf a straight player did this, it\u2019s seen as tough. But because what Jordan did is feminine and flamboyant, all of a sudden he needs to be \u2018popped\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n
Canaan went further, calling for action from both the Big West Conference and the NCAA.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is actually ridiculous,\u201d Canaan said on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cThis cannot be tolerated. This is disgusting behavior from a college sports announcer.<\/p>\n\n
Jordan Lucas is a gay athlete for CSUN volleyball<\/h2>\n
Lucas has not been shy about being gay on the CSUN volleyball team, even taking team photos for his former team holding a fan<\/a>, popular in gay party culture.<\/p>\n\n
Jordan Lucas is a redshirt junior from the Los Angeles area. He played for Grand Canyon University before transferring to CSUN. Lucas has some of the best stats for CSUN, with the second-most kills and a serve percentage over 90%.<\/p>\n
The CSUN Matadors are nationally ranked in the top 25 in NCAA men\u2019s Division I volleyball, with UC-Irvine in the top 10.<\/p>\n