Recently, we reported an incident that took place backstage. Dpei, who is the head coach of the LAG has been involved in some physical altercation with players from another team. The Shoulder bump by the Head Coach has apparently generated enough response amongst the community to warrant a response and a public apology from the team coach.
https://esportsjunkie.com/2018/03/los-angeles-gladiators-head-coach-dpei-issues-public-apology/
However, it seems the Shoulder bump might have been intentional and the apology could end up just being a classic esports PR move. This definitely comes as a huge shocker and the potential of a big controversy is looming. Overwatch league is no outsider to controversies, having been involved in multiple controversies since the start.
From what I understand, Dpei initiated enough physical contact against Muma and Jake at halftime of the Outlaws/Gladiators match to warrant this response. And apparently, me contacting Blizzard/OWL to confirm and tweet this story early prompted LAG to release this statement.
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) March 16, 2018
Those who I spoke to about this situation are not surprised that Dpei would be involved in this, and for the statement to read as 'accidental/unintentional' is misleading.
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) March 16, 2018