Episode 239: ESPN Using Race Card Again

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Grant Napear

Basketball, Football, Sports

4.7 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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On today's episode I talk about the criticism directed at ESPN's Kendrick Perkins for his comments regarding Nikola Jokic. Perkins insinuated that Jokic has won MVP's because he is white. This past week JJ Redick called out ESPN and Perkins for his "absurd" comments. Redick is an employee of ESPN, so it was noteworthy that he called out ESPN's First Take program and colleague Perkins. The bottom line is people of color need to stop using the "race card" just to support their argument. It is very divisive in my opinion! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.4	But it's not been a good week in terms of race relations in the world of sports, and a lot
0:56.2	of it centers around Kendrick Perkins, the former NBA player, now an ESPAN analyst, and he made some outlandish comments regarding
1:05.0	Nicola Yolkich, the MVP voting as a matter of fact
1:08.4	one of his comments that he talked about being based on facts
1:12.3	was retracted by the crew at ESPan's first take yesterday
1:17.2	when they had to say that it was not accurate that their voters are 80% white that vote for that the group that votes on the
1:25.0	mv.
1:26.0	That the group that votes on the post-season awards such as MVP
1:31.0	is much more diverse than Kendra Perkins made it out to be.
1:36.0	Now Perkins is under immense heat and a lot of it has to do with the fact that J.J. Reddick another former NBA player and E.S.P. and host went on first take to
1:48.6	confront Perkins and had this to say.
1:52.0	Just say something. Stephen A. I mean. Perkins and had this to say
1:59.8	Just say something that Stephen A I mean I mean I mean no offense to you and I need me no offense to first take
2:03.2	Because I think this show is extremely valuable. It is an honor to be on this desk every day.
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