Former NBA star and activist says woman refused to let him sit next to her on a train because he is black

Etan Thomas is a black ex-NBA player who is known for being an activist

He claims he asked white woman on Amtrak train if he could sit next to her

According to Thomas, she said the seat was taken, but offered to move her belongings when a white man asked two minutes later

She tried to enlist the help of a conductor after he took a photo of her

But the conductor was a fan of Thomas, and the woman ended up rolling her eyes rather than complaining

Thomas' Facebook post recounting the incident has been shared more than 30,000 times and has more than 120,000 reaction

 

                        A black man who played in the NBA claims he was denied a seat next to a white woman on a train before she offered it to another white man moments later.

Etan Thomas, an activist who played for the Washington Wizards for most of his career, shared his experience in a Facebook post that has gone viral and racked up more than 122,000 reactions. 

According to Thomas, she told him the seat was taken, and then offered to move her belongings two minutes later when a white man asked if he could sit.

 

 

 

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He wrote that he softened his voice 'as to not frighten her' and asked 'very politely', but was told the seat was not available.

After the white man took a seat without realizing what had transpired, Thomas said he confronted her, writing: 'I ask ummmmm did you just not want ME to sit next to you? 

'Were you scared? Not comfortable with a black man sitting next to you?'

She told him not to 'pull the race card' and claimed she dated a black man in college as a defense, according to Thomas' post.

The man offered to give Thomas his seat, but the former basketball player turned it down and took a photograph instead to share with his 43,274 followers.

She was upset that he took the photo without her consent, and tried to enlist the Amtrak conductor, Thomas wrote in the post.

He wrote: 'So the conductor came up and said, "Hey Etan Thomas, love what you’re doing in the community, loved you with the Wizards...@

'And I said: "Was there something you wanted to tell my man?"'

According to Thomas she simply rolled her eyes in response.

 

Source: Mail online.com