League of Legends pro Crownie gets suspended for calling someone “ape” during a solo queue game
Jus "Crownie" Marusic, aka Crownshot, the Team BDS League of Legends player, has been suspended by Riot Games for allegedly using offensive and un-sportsman-like language in a recent solo queue matchmaking.
The bottom laner for Team BDS has been handed a two-match competitive suspension from the upcoming matches in the French LoL league, La Ligue Francaise. In a Tweet, the team announced that he will be replaced by Matthew "xMatty" Coombs for the respective matches.
The former Vitality bot laner was apparently playing a solo queue match in a Plat 3 lobby when he allegedly called another player an "ape," which caused the ban. However, the official report does not mention the exact words, it just says:
According to the EMEA Competitive Operations website, the ongoing warning came back from his Vitality days for "Conduct unbecoming of an LEC Team member." This time, the official ruling clearly states that he will not be able to play two matches till July 1.
In their tweet, Team BDS said that they acknowledge the issue, respect the decision, and will take further action to prevent such things in the future:
Jus retweeted the post, seemingly agreeing with the statement in the press release which quotes the player apologizing for his actions:
The League of Legends community has been reacting to the ban differently. Considering that the actual details of the ban are still not out in the open, speculations are floating around on social media.
His friend and former Pro IWDominate weighed in on the issue, criticizing Riot for banning the player for what many have said is a "mild" comment. Most online competitive games have a very toxic playerbase and LoL solo queue matchmaking is usually full of players throwing expletives at each other
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