▁broad c aster ▁in ▁the ▁ML B : ▁The ▁Show ▁series . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ial ▁broadcast ing ▁remarks ▁Ly ons ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁make ▁eth n ically ▁ins ens itive ▁comments ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions ; ▁for ▁example , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁okay ▁if ▁a ▁Japanese ▁journalist ' s ▁camera ▁was ▁sm ashed ▁by ▁H ide ki ▁Ira bu , ▁because ▁as ▁an ▁Asian ▁journalist , ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁half ▁a ▁dozen ▁sp ares . ▁ ▁Ly ons ▁m aligned ▁out f iel der ▁Sh awn ▁Green , ▁who ▁is ▁Jewish , ▁for ▁sitting ▁out ▁a ▁game ▁on ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁saying , ▁" He ' s ▁not ▁even ▁a ▁pract icing ▁Jew . ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁marry ▁a ▁Jewish ▁girl . ▁And ▁from ▁what ▁I ▁understand , ▁he ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁bar ▁mit z v ah , ▁which ▁is ▁un fortun ate , ▁because ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁get ▁the ▁money ." ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁susp ended ▁briefly ▁without ▁pay ▁after ▁his ▁remarks , ▁and ▁the ▁network ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁Ly ons ' ▁comments , ▁although ▁Ly ons ▁never ▁made ▁an ▁on - air ▁ap ology . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁while ▁working ▁an ▁Ang els - Y an ke es ▁game , ▁Ly ons ▁discussed ▁Italian - American ▁Yan ke es ' ▁catch er ▁Sal ▁F as ano , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁sh ave ▁his ▁must ache ▁to