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'I was tongue tied': Redick appears to use racial slur in Chinese New Year video

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In a video featuring NBA players wishing Chinese basketball fans a Happy New Year, Philadelphia 76ers guard J.J. Redick appeared to use a racial slur:

Redick responded to the outrage in a tweet Sunday, writing that he was "tongue tied," and such a word isn't in his vocabulary:

The video was produced by Chinese media company "Tencent" using the NBA's rights as part of a broadcast agreement in China.

- with h/t to SBNation

(Photo courtesy: Up Sum YouTube)

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