A professional would have stayed on the set and discussed the issue!
Maybe it is time these dumbasses address the issue of black on black homicide?
Following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday, August 23 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Bucks decided not to play game five of their series against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Ultimately, the NBA canceled all three playoff games scheduled to be played.
Kenny Smith, Carolina basketball alum, current TNT basketball analyst, and father of current Tar Heel KJ Smith, felt he couldn’t in good conscience participate in the “Inside The NBA” broadcast while NBA players were deciding not to play in response to racial injustice.
As Smith visibly wrestled with how to respond and precisely what words to use, he said.
“Right now my head is ready to explode, just in the thoughts of what’s going on. I don’t know if I’m even appropriate enough to say it; what the players are feeling and how they’re feeling……..And for me, I think the biggest thing now, as a black man, as a former player, is to support the players and not be here tonight. [disconnects microphone] And figure out what happens after that. I just don’t feel equipped to be here.”
Kenny Smith
As Smith walked away, host Ernie Johnson added, “and I respect that.”
Smith is paid to do a job!….. Stay on the set and do that job!
Kenny Smith Leaves “Inside The NBA” Set During Broadcast in Support of Players
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