ESPN has fired Numbers Never Lie host and former NFL star Hugh Douglas after he purportedly called his co-host Michael Smith a “house n*gger” and an “Uncle Tom” during a drunken confrontation earlier this month.

During the National Association of Black Journalists Convention earlier this month in Orlando, Douglas allegedly shouted the slurs at his co-host.

Deadspin was the first to report on the incident:

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Not to worry. They will have to hire him back because he will file a federal discrimination law suit against the network if they don't,and it's cheaper for them to hire him back than it is to pay off the suit and the lawyers.

He even says he will have more to say about this later. You can bet he is meeting with lawyers today. If he can get JJ or Sharpton involved and get a boycott going,he can even get his job back with a hefty raise.