The Atletico Madrid star dressed up as a Harlem Globetrotter for a party, but drew a fierce response on Twitter.
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has attracted criticism from his followers after posting an image on Twitter of himself dressed as a Harlem Globetrotter, sporting 'blackface' make-up.

Griezmann appears wearing a full basketball uniform and an afro wig in a picture captioned "80's party", along with an emoji indicating joyous laughter.

Responses quickly labelled the post "racist", urging Griezmann to delete the tweet and warning of a backlash.

Following a storm of replies on the player's account, Griezmann followed up by calling the costume a tribute to the legendary basketball team.

Calm down friends, I am a fan of the Harlem Globetrotters and of that beautiful era, it is a tribute," he said on Twitter.

That explanation, however, did not help the controversy, and Griezmann eventually deleted the picture before posting an apology.

Je reconnais que c’est maladroit de ma part. Si j’ai blessé certaines personnes je m’en excuse.

— Antoine Griezmann (@AntoGriezmann) December 17, 2017
"I admit it's awkward from me," he wrote. "If I did hurt anybody, then I apologize."

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Blacks and their inferiority complex. If a black man tries this, no one complains.

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