{"id":18953,"date":"2021-07-05T16:55:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T16:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/faze-banks-says-it-was-his-decision-to-kick-kay-following-crypto-scam-controversy"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:22:55","slug":"faze-banks-says-it-was-his-decision-to-kick-kay-following-crypto-scam-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/faze-banks-says-it-was-his-decision-to-kick-kay-following-crypto-scam-controversy","title":{"rendered":"FaZe Banks says it was his decision to kick Kay following crypto scam controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Richard &#8220;FaZe Banks&#8221; Bengston, one of the founders and owners of the popular esports organisation, FaZe Clan, stated that he &#8220;made the call&#8221; to remove several members of the organisation following an alleged crypto scam.<\/p>\n<p>Last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/faze-clan-pump-and-dump-scam-leaves-fans-out-of-pocket-faze-kay-dropped-jarvis-nikan-and-teeqo-suspended\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FaZe Clan made a statement<\/a> in which the org announced that Frazier &#8220;Kay&#8221; 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if they come back to FaZe or not &#129300; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6KX7kFiC5D\">pic.twitter.com\/6KX7kFiC5D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dexerto (@Dexerto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dexerto\/status\/1412077191664447489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>The interviewer asked him if their suspensions are permanent or if they will be allowed to come back, upon which Banks said that it all depends on them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, man, the ball is in their court, you know what I&#8217;m saying?&#8221; Banks responded. &#8220;It&#8217;s up to them&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/r42OLYdNho9TLKznbjDD0a-QoK9S393lz6AxzxmcJCM\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9TdHJlYW1lcnNfX19Ud2l0Y2gvRmFaZV9CYW5rc19rYXlfY3J5cHRvX3NjYW0uanBn\" alt=\"FaZe Banks kay crypto scam\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">FaZe Banks and Kay (Picture: Kay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if an apology would be enough for them to return, Banks didn&#8217;t give a definitive answer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t say that, all I can say is, like I said, everyone is looking for an explanation, everyone wants to know what&#8217;s going on&#8230; 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