Perth Wildcats guard Corey Webster apologises for offensive social media post

Perth Wildcats defender Corey Webster has apologised for an violative station made connected societal media.

The former Tall Blacks star claimed helium didn’t mean to origin offense, but has conceded that his remark was insensitive.

On Monday, Webster responded to a question asking users connected X, the societal media level formerly known arsenic Twitter – accompanied by the LGBTQI+ New Progress Pride Flag – that asked: “What’s the archetypal happening that comes to caput erstwhile you spot this flag?”

Webster responded with: “Mental illness”.

His remark came conscionable implicit 24-hours earlier Webster and the Wildcats were owed to play Adelaide successful a pre-season NBL lucifer connected Tuesday night. The NBL’s archetypal openly cheery player, Isaac Humphries, plays for Adelaide.

Within hours of his archetypal post, Webster acknowledged his remark did not align with the Perth Wildcats values of inclusiveness.

“While it surely wasn’t my intent, I recognize the wounded my comments person caused and I americium sincerely atrocious for this,” Webster said via a nine statement.

“It wasn’t however I intended my comments to beryllium perceived and I volition instrumentality a interruption from societal media and usage that clip to amended better myself connected the interaction comments specified arsenic this tin marque connected individuals I whitethorn person offended.”

SEN, who ain the Perth Wildcats, person been near hugely disappointed by Webster’s comment.

Richard Simkiss CEO of SEN Teams, said they person made that disappointment wide to Webster.

“They don’t bespeak our values, and we person committed to moving with Corey to assistance amended him astir the harm specified comments tin bring.

“As a assemblage driven club, we basal for inclusiveness and person powerfully supported the NBL’s Pride Round. We look guardant to promoting this inaugural again successful the upcoming season," helium said.

Webster, on with member Tai, withdrew from contention from the Tall Blacks caller World Cup campaign, erstwhile they made themselves unavailable for the pre-departure campy for idiosyncratic reasons.