via NFHS Matt Rowan blamed his blood sugar levels in a statement, saying it makes him disoriented. The network broadcasting the game said in a statement that it cut ties with Rowan. A high school sports announcer in Oklahoma blamed his use of a racial slur on his Diabetes . During a girl's basketball game between Norman High School and Midwest City broadcasted on the NFHS Network stream, Matt Rowan, the announcer, criticized the Norman players for kneeling during the national anthem. The broadcast had said it would return after the playing of the national anthem, but the microphones were never turned off.