{"id":66635,"date":"2023-09-11T18:19:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=66635"},"modified":"2023-09-11T18:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:19:08","slug":"draftkings-apologizes-for-9-11-themed-never-forget-parlay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/celebrities\/draftkings-apologizes-for-9-11-themed-never-forget-parlay\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftKings Apologizes For 9\/11-Themed, &#039;Never Forget&#039; Parlay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/62\/4by3\/2023\/09\/11\/624c456ea27f459a8128480138738726_md.png\"          loading=\"lazy\"          alt=\"DraftKings logo  world trade center towers\"        ><\/p>\n<p>DraftKings issued a mea culpa on Monday morning &#8230; after the gambling site posted a 9\/11-themed parlay that many viewed as insensitive.<\/p>\n<p>The bet that fans could place money on was called &#8220;Never Forget&#8221; &#8230; and it allowed people to wager on if the New York Mets, New York Yankees and New York Jets would all win on Monday &#8212; the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in NY.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ca\/4by3\/2023\/09\/11\/ca9c2a24311d4be4b6932d2fa2e63a6a_md.jpg\"          loading=\"lazy\"          alt=\"\"        ><\/p>\n<p>Immediately after it was posted, though, it was ripped by social media users &#8230; who called it tone-deaf and crass.<\/p>\n<p>In wake of the backlash hours later, DraftKings pulled it from its site &#8230; and issued an apology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We sincerely apologize for the featured parlay that was shared briefly in commemoration of 9\/11,&#8221; a DK spokesperson said in a statement to the <strong>Boston Globe<\/strong>. We respect the significance of this day for our country and especially for the familys of those who were directly affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Jets are slated to play the Bills at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on &#8220;Monday Night Football.&#8221; Meanwhile, the Mets will take on the Diamondbacks at Citi Field in New York &#8212; while the Yankees will face the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/09\/11\/draftkings-apologizes-for-9-11-themed-never-forget-parlay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DraftKings issued a mea culpa on Monday morning &#8230; after the gambling site posted a 9\/11-themed parlay that many viewed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DraftKings Apologizes For 9\/11-Themed, &#039;Never Forget&#039; 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