Imus Calls Rutgers' Women's Basketball Team 'Nappy-Headed 'Hos' | MSNBC Distances Itself

On yesterday’s Imus in the Morning radio program (simulcast on MSNBC) Imus referred to the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed ‘hos” after the show’s producer, Bernard McGuirk called the team “hardcore ‘hos.”

The transcript [via Media Matters]:

DON IMUS: So, I watched the basketball game last night between — a little bit of Rutgers and Tennessee, the women’s final.

SID ROSENBERG: Yeah, Tennessee won last night — seventh championship for [Tennessee coach] Pat Summitt, I-Man. They beat Rutgers by 13 points.

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