Twitch has temporarily banned the Fortnite professional Anthony Colandro, known as TSM ZexRow. The 19-year-old drank too many energy drinks live on stream, violating Twitch’s rules. However, he claims it was just a joke, that he was drinking water, and he exaggerated it.
Who is TSM ZexRow? ZexRow is actually one of the best Fortnite players in the world. With his partner TSM Vinny1x, he placed ninth at the Fortnite World Cup in Duo.
ZexRow is considered one of those “young Fortnite nerds” who invests a lot of time in the game and is a solid presence in esports. He plays for Team Solo Mid, which has a strong presence in Fortnite. Like many Fortnite pros, ZexRow streams on Twitch and has around 195,000 followers there.
In one of his best scenes, ZexRow once eliminated 6 top players all by himself.
Drank 2 Energy Drinks – Chat Wanted More
This is what ZexRow did: In an interview with Dexerto ZexRow says he drank 2 “Monster Energy Drinks” on stream and then asked if he should pour another one down his throat.
Everyone in the chat supposedly said “Yes.” But ZexRow knew it would be unhealthy for him to drink more of that stuff, so he filled the cans with water.
Then he pretended to continue drinking the energy drinks; in reality, he was pouring water into himself.
However, due to the excessive water, he started to feel sick and had to throw up on stream. Viewers could witness the water coming back out of him, while he gasped for breath off-stream.
A friend of his could be heard in the background, commenting excitedly to sell the “gag” better.
Why was he banned? According to ZexRow, he was banned from Twitch for 7 days for “self-harm.”
ZexRow announces that he plans to appeal this ban because he was only drinking water, which Twitch doesn’t know.
What’s behind this: The dangers of consuming too many energy drinks are well-known: Twitch’s rules aim to prevent players from endangering themselves.
Twitch takes “self-harm” seriously. A few months ago, they banned the Overwatch player Dellor. He was known for breaking keyboards on his own head out of anger. He made that his trademark. However, for Twitch, that was ultimately grounds for a ban.
