{"id":893070,"date":"2026-10-24T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/893070\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T13:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:36:13","slug":"britt-mchenry-resigns-from-state-department-job-after-basketball-game-altercation-at-washington-wizards-vs-milwaukee-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/893070\/","title":{"rendered":"Britt McHenry resigns from State Department job after basketball game altercation at Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former ESPN reporter was appointed as a press adviser last month.<\/p>\n

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ByShannon K. Kingston \"ABCNews<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 24, 2026 11:56AM<\/p>\n

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Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry resigned Friday from her position as a State Department press adviser following an altercation at a basketball game this week, ABC News has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McHenry was captured on camera appearing to throw a drink on someone during a Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA game on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Video obtained by TMZ<\/a>\u00a0appears to show McHenry being escorted from the stands at Capital One Arena following the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"FILE<\/p>\n

FILE – In this Sept. 8, 2015, photo, Britt McHenry smiles before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington.<\/p>\n

AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File<\/p>\n

McHenry was appointed to her role at the State Department last month. A Department official declined to comment on McHenry\u2019s exit, saying it was an internal personnel matter.<\/p>\n

ABC News was not immediately able to contact McHenry.<\/p>\n

McHenry formerly worked as a reporter for ESPN. In 2015, she was suspended by the network for one week after a video showing her berating a clerk at a towing company went viral.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her departure from the State Department was first reported by Page Six.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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