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Uh oh. Former basketball star John Amaechi says he was barred from Manchester club for being 'big and black'

Darren Atwater | Monday 13 September, 2010 09:58

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Former NBA and England basketball star John Amaechi went to Crunch Nightclub on Saturday night, presumably to enjoy their philosophy of ‘making a good night out cheap and cheerful.’

Instead, he says, he was turned away by the bouncer because I was ‘big and black and could be trouble’

But it gets better, Matt Taylor of Crunch Bar posted on Amaeci’s Facebook page this absolute and complete defense “Hmmm… Unlikely as crunch’s doormen are all black.”

Amaechi’s response: “Matt Taylor above is apparently the owner of Crunch – and apparently the kind of idiot who thinks the bouncers being minorities means they can’t be bigots…. I have been told that Matt has instructed his managers not to respond to the emails sent from my office asking for an explanation and an apology.

He thinks this will all ‘blow over.’

Matt, that’s your second mistake of the weekend.”

Matt, he’s probably right.

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