100 Thieves are Dropping kNg due to Inappropriate Behavior on Social Media
100 Thieves are Dropping kNg due to Inappropriate Behavior on Social Media
Vito "kNgV-" Giuseppe has been excluded from the newly formed 100 Thieves roster due to an incident of inappropriate behavior on Twitter.
On January 21st kNg got in a heated argument on Twitter with a British esports journalist Duncan "Thorin" Shields, in which the player used bad language. The management of the organization decided to kick the player from the roster, the statement that explains their decision can be found below:
An important message from all of us here at 100 Thieves. pic.twitter.com/rSC6l1wuxr
— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) January 25, 2018
The 100 Thieves CS:GO roster was formed in December 2017 and consisted of ex-Immortals players – Henrique "HEN1" Teles, Lucas "LUCAS1" Teles, Vito "kNgV-" Giuseppe, Lincoln "fnx" Lau and Bruno "bit" Lima. The team was not able to participate in the ongoing ELEAGUE Major due to visa issues. According to rumors, kNg may be replaced by another Brazilian player – João "felps" Vasconcellos, who is currently standing-in for SK Gaming at the major.