ESPN’s SportsCenter Deletes Tweet Praising Fidel Castro’s Love of Sports – Mediaite

The Twitter account for ESPN’s SportsCenter sent out a tweet Sunday about Fidel Castro’s love of sports that was criticized for painting the Cuban dictator in a positive light.

“Savior and scourge, Fidel Castro was many things to many people,” the now-deleted tweet read. “One thing all can agree on: He loved his sports.”

Shockingly, a lot of people on Twitter didn’t appreciate SportCenter‘s humanization of a brutal despot.

So did many of the dissidents he had murdered, SportsCenter. https://t.co/pf24wgNVfx

— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) March 20, 2016

Dumbest tweet of the day or of all time? https://t.co/RonXSGNhNv

— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) March 20, 2016

“Hitler’s love for sports is too frequently overlooked as historians obsess over some questionable actions.” https://t.co/OljYfzl7aY

— Marcus Hawkins (@HawkinsUSA) March 20, 2016

I’ll take ‘Stupid Tweets’ for $1000, Alex. https://t.co/9wR0crp0Ku

— Victor Rojas (@VictorRojas) March 20, 2016

.@SportsCenter Yay sports! pic.twitter.com/AI9rBuhvRt

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 20, 2016

.@Hermie412 @SportsCenter Go Cuba Sailing Team! pic.twitter.com/pot9Df2PSy

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 20, 2016

Then why did so many Cuban athletes risk their lives to defect to freedom? Love of sports persecution for athletes? https://t.co/8DcLCJ80cD

— Glenn Ordway (@GlennDOrdway) March 20, 2016

@SportsCenter “Harsh Communist Dictator…But, he loved his sports! What a guy! Give him an ESPY for courage!” – ESPN

— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) March 20, 2016

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