Papa John's: Utah Jazz most recent to cut ties after John Schnatter's racial slur

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After an incident last week in which Papa John's founder John Schnatter admitted to using an offensive racial slur during a conference call in May, multiple professional franchises and collegiate athletic programs have suspended or ended their sponsorship contracts with Papa John's.

The Utah Jazz is the latest. The NBA team is dropping the brand, first reported by The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday.

The University of Utah is evaluating its deal with Papa John's and is removing any photos of Schnatter and replacing pizza boxes with his likeness on them, per the Tribune.

Since the controversy blew up on social media, Schnatter has stepped down as chairman of the pizza franchise. In addition to using the racial slur, Schnatter also was criticized for using graphic imagery to describe the lynchings of African Americans in his hometown in Indiana.

One of the first athletic programs to rid itself of the company's name was the University of Louisville, which announced July 13 that it would remove Papa John's from the name of the school's football stadium and call it "Cardinal Stadium."

As of Thursday, 21 athletic organizations have cut ties with Papa John's.

MLB

MLB suspended its "Papa Slam" promotion. The New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays all suspended their relationship with the company. The Kansas City Royals suspended their promotions. The Texas Rangers canceled their promotions indefinitely.

NFL​​​​​​

The Seattle Seahawks ended their partnership with the company. AMB Sports and Entertainment (Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, Mercedes-Benz Stadium) suspended its relationship.

NBA

The Orlando Magic suspended their partnership. The Utah Jazz ended its relationship.

MLS

In addition to Atlanta United, FC Dallas suspended its promotion.

College athletics

In addition to Louisville, the University of Kentucky discontinued its financial relationship with Schnatter. And Oregon State suspended its sponsor relationship.