{"id":2227584,"date":"2024-04-22T19:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-champ-goes-on-race-rant-says-journalist-isnt-black-media-after-praising-caitlin-clark\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T19:09:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:09:18","slug":"watch-nba-champ-goes-on-race-rant-says-journalist-isnt-black-media-after-praising-caitlin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-champ-goes-on-race-rant-says-journalist-isnt-black-media-after-praising-caitlin-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: NBA Champion&#8217;s Controversial Remarks on Race and Media, Dismisses Journalist as Not &#8216;Black Media&#8217; Despite Praise for Caitlin Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-nba-champ-goes-on-race-rant-says-journalist-isnt-black-media-after-praising-caitlin-clark%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former \u200dNBA \u2062champion Stephen Jackson sparked controversy by criticizing journalist\u200d Gayle King as not representing &#8216;Black Media&#8217;\u200b while \u200dpraising white basketball star Caitlin Clark. Jackson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-makes-surprise-prediction-about-who-brought-cocaine-into-white-house\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz's Unexpected Cocaine Culprit in White House\">remarks shed light<\/a> on \u2062society&#8217;s \u200dfixation on race, overshadowing Clark&#8217;s achievements. The incident reveals \u2062deeper issues of tribalism and race consciousness in modern times, highlighting ongoing societal challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 22, 2024 at 4:01pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Skin color, which vies with sexuality for distinction as the most tedious subject in America, has once again made headlines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jacksst02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Jackson<\/a>, who won the 2002-03 NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs and who happens to be black, illustrated the modern mind\u2019s toxic obsession with race when he denigrated black journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/gayle-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gayle King<\/a>, co-host of \u201cCBS Mornings,\u201d for using the first-person plural pronoun \u201cwe\u201d when referring to fans who rooted for the Iowa Hawkeyes women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-official-announces-legislation-to-protect-national-anthem-in-wake-of-nba-controversy\/\" title=\"Texas Official Announces Legislation to \u2018Protect\u2019 National Anthem in Wake of NBA Controversy\">basketball team<\/a> and superstar guard Caitlin Clark, who happens to be white.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t consider her black media,\u201d Jackson said of King in a short video posted to Instagram on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The former NBA champion cited the veteran journalist\u2019s conduct during an interview with South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley, who also happens to be black.<\/p>\n<p>On April 7, the Gamecocks completed an undefeated season with an 87-75 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-caitlin-clark-iowa-fall-undefeated-south-carolina-epic-march-madness-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">win<\/a> over Iowa in the NCAA championship game.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, who helped elevate the popularity of women\u2019s basketball, finished her career as the NCAA Division I all-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-though-iowa-star-caitlin-clark-broke-scoring-record-ap-claims-probably-still-wont-reach-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scoring leader<\/a>. On April 15, the Indiana Fever selected Clark with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-star-said-reality-coming-caitlin-clark-record-shattered-draft-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1st overall pick<\/a> in the WNBA draft.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson who played 17 NBA seasons with eight different teams, had nothing negative to say about Clark.<\/p>\n<p>He did, however, betray the ugly tribalism at the root of \u201crace\u201d consciousness when he criticized King for not behaving as he thought a black journalist should behave.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think that Caitlin Clark is talked about too much?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Race, of course, has no meaning outside of human tribalism. As a biological factor, skin color matters as much as eye color or hair color \u2014 that is to say, not at all.<\/p>\n<p>Nor is this a new argument. In fact, lawyers for the plaintiff made this same anti-segregation argument \u2014 in vain, as it turned out \u2014 during the infamous 1896 <a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/163\/537\/#tab-opinion-1917400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plessy v. Ferguson<\/a> case before the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>But this does not satisfy people who cling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pro-palestinian-activist-refuses-condemn-death-america-chants-just-phrase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tribalism<\/a> and will not let it go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all give her all these passes because she f*** with \u2014 she\u2019s Oprah[\u2018s] friend. I don\u2019t give a f*** whose friend she is. That don\u2019t do nothing for nobody,\u201d Jackson said of King.<\/p>\n<p>In her interview with Staley, King said, \u201cWe were all cheering for Iowa, of course, and Caitlin Clark,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/22\/sports\/former-nba-champ-furious-over-gayle-kings-caitlin-clark-praise\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson took issue with a statement so offensive to tribalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you cannot demean Dawn Staley like that. You talkin\u2019 to her about winning the championship, about going undefeated. And you have the nerve to get on there and say, \u2018Well, we was rootin\u2019 for Caitlin Clark, and you broke everybody hearts,&#8217;\u201d Jackson said on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>He assumed that King, because of her darker complexion, should speak for others with a dark complexion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho is \u2018we\u2019? Who is \u2018we\u2019? All the black people I know was rootin\u2019 for Dawn Staley,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the former NBA champion did not attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columnist-fire-bizarre-caitlin-clark-interaction-yet-another-viral-exchange-terrible-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> personally. But he did take issue with King celebrating Clark at what he regarded as Staley\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all fans of Caitlin Clark. But the way you put it? That s*** was trash,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just demeaned [Staley] and made it about Caitlin Clark. That\u2019s trash \u2014 super-trash,\u201d he later added.<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view Jackson\u2019s full comments in the video below.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language some readers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C58_d0CvKnr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>King, of course, did nothing wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Nor did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/south-carolina-star-kamilla-cardoso-refuses-answer-coach-dawn-staleys-pro-trans-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Staley<\/a>, whose undefeated South Carolina team deserves all the accolades it gets.<\/p>\n<p>Nor did Clark, whose playing style and scoring prowess attracted many thousands of new fans.<\/p>\n<p>Only Jackson, who cannot let go of the shopworn tribalism we call \u201crace,\u201d came out of this looking boorish.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45760\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45760\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45760\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45760\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45760\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In sports news by Michael Schwarz on April 22, 2024, at 4:01 pm, the enduringly contentious topic of skin color resurfaces. 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