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The back-and-forth between ESPN’s Ryan Clark and former ESPN employee Robert Griffin III crossed the line from entertaining to uncomfortable.
It started with a debate about Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, and then ended up being about family and race.
It all started when RG3 made a video saying that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark after the two women got into an altercation on the court. During the game, Clark was called for a flagrant foul after a hard foul on her rival, Reese.
The star Sky center was angry with the foul by Clark and had to be held back from attacking her. There were alleged racial comments from a fan or multiple fans directed toward the Sky star. It’s unclear when the comments occurred during the Fever’s 93-58 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Clark would respond to Robert Griffin by stating he can’t sympathize with Reese because he’s married to a white woman.
“The one thing we know about RG3 is he’s not having conversations at his home about what Black women have to endure in this country,” said Ryan Clark.
About what young Black women and athletes like Angel Reese have to deal with, being on the opposite side of Caitlin Clark’s rise and ascension into stardom.
“If you’re RG3, when is the last time within your household you’ve had a conversation about what [Angel Reese is] dealing with?” Clark continued. “You haven’t been able to do that because in both of your marriages, you’ve been married to white women.”
His comments have been a major topic of discussion online, and now even some of his co-workers have an issue with them.
ESPN has stayed largely quiet over the exchange between Ryan Clark and Robert Griffin III.
OutKick decided to do some digging and speak to several on-air talents inside ESPN, who reportedly all condemned Clark’s comments.
The publication noted that Griffin’s former colleagues considered him corny and desperate for attention, but they could not justify Clark going after his wife.
“The ESPN talents we spoke to also emphasized that Clark implied Griffin’s role as a father, son, and brother. Griffin has a black mother, four black daughters, and three black sisters. Yet Clark claimed Griffin doesn’t have “conversations at his home about what black women endure.”
A former NFL player turned ESPN analyst anonymously told Outkick, “RC is a former player. There are two rules in the locker room: you don’t talk about a man’s girl or their money. Ryan knows better. That shit wouldn’t fly face to face.”
Four different ESPN personalities also reportedly told Outkick that they want the network to address what Ryan Clark said and discipline him accordingly.
“Imagine how RGIII’s little black girls feel, seeing a prominent figure claim their father lacks empathy for black women,” the commentator told OutKick.
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