Several college athletes are enjoying burgers and beers at the local hangout celebrating a recent victory. They are joking around and rehashing their great plays when one of the players says to the sole Black team member who scored the winning point, "Hey, we're lucky there's affirmative action because, without that, you wouldn't be here to help us win. "A few players snicker nervously and avert their eyes from the Black player, who responds, "that's not cool." The team captain remains silent; the offending speaker is his roommate. The Black player reports the incident to the coach, who says "boys will be boys" and urges the Black player to shrug it off "for the good of the team" as they enter the playoffs. Learning that the targeted player spoke to the coach, his teammates start avoiding him in the locker room and exclude him from after-game celebrations, such as the burger bash that set this in motion.