"Our Haitian employees, fans, and friends deserve better," the team wrote in a statement.

The Miami Heat franchise officially condemned Haitian hate comments on social media amid a surge of false claims targeting the community. “The false narrative surrounding them is extremely hurtful and offensive and has sadly made innocent people targets of hateful speech and physical threats,

Florida boasts America’s largest Haitian population, according to the 2022 census. In 2010, Miami Heat members Alonzo Mourning and coach Erik Spoelstra visited Haiti to aid citizens after their catastrophic earthquake. And now, the organization has decided to air its thoughts on Trump’s comments that went viral after the recent presidential debate.