“Just acknowledging, as soon as possible, my error for misidentifying the Martinique flag as the flag of Palestine during the medal ceremony for Men’s Basketball today,” Tirico wrote on X. “They are similar but obviously distinctly different which is quite important for all involved.
“I apologize for the error and will correct on-air during our primetime show tonight.”
The fast apology did seem to rectify what could have become a messy situation, as most of the response to Tirico’s apology was lauding him for owning the error as opposed to criticizing the mistake itself.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
Team USA beat France, 98-87, in a memorable gold medal match, with Steph Curry hitting four 3-pointers in the game’s last 2:43 to seal the victory for the Americans.
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