An investigation conducted by West Point officials has reportedly determined three cadets were involved in a "misplaced joke" rather than a display of white supremacy during ESPN's College GameDay broadcast for the Army-Navy game on Dec. 14.
The cadets could be seen flashing the "OK" hand symbol on multiple occasions during the broadcast:
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The report concluded the gesture was not made in a racist manner, per TMZ Sports:
"The evidence strongly supports a finding that [the cadets] made 'OK' hand gestures during the ESPN broadcast of GameDay because they were playing the 'circle game' or 'gotcha game.