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ESPN announcer said what?
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:40 am
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:40 am
There was a moment in the LSU vs. Vandy basketball game yesterday, when I had to back up and watch a certain portion to confirm whether I heard correctly.
Sure enough, it was when Darious Days went vertical near the goal and was undercut by a Vandy player that resulted in Days hitting the floor and using his hands to break his fall.
One of the ESPN announcers commented that Black basketball players hate it when they jump high and fall where they have to use their hands to break the fall. Now, I admit I am not quoting him verbatim, but he 100% used the phrase "Black basketball players". Why would he even have to inject the color of a player in his statement? I thought it extremely odd!
Sure enough, it was when Darious Days went vertical near the goal and was undercut by a Vandy player that resulted in Days hitting the floor and using his hands to break his fall.
One of the ESPN announcers commented that Black basketball players hate it when they jump high and fall where they have to use their hands to break the fall. Now, I admit I am not quoting him verbatim, but he 100% used the phrase "Black basketball players". Why would he even have to inject the color of a player in his statement? I thought it extremely odd!
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Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:44 am to Lutcher Lad
White players don't mind using their hands to break falls, I guess because they can't jump as high. I don't know, because I didn't play basketball.
This post was edited on 2/6/22 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:44 am to Lutcher Lad
That’s what ESPN does as does abc
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:45 am to Lutcher Lad
It is a natural reaction to stop the fall.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:47 am to themunch
You mean the announcer that looked like Dan fouts
Never heard of these guys
Never heard of these guys
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:50 am to themunch
I can confirm I don’t like to jump high and then fall. I will try to use my hands to break my fall though.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:51 am to Lutcher Lad
quote:I don't watch enough basketball to know if that's accurate. But if it is, why do we have to pretend that there are no differences between different groups of people?
Why would he even have to inject the color of a player in his statement?
Posted on 2/6/22 at 8:54 am to Laman1978
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White players don't mind using their hands to break falls, I guess because can't jump as high.
You closet racist you!!!
Posted on 2/6/22 at 9:08 am to Lutcher Lad
I heard that also! I thought surely he didn’t say what I think he said.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 9:11 am to Lutcher Lad
I heard it too. Went back and replayed it and think that he said “blocked.”
Posted on 2/6/22 at 9:15 am to tigger4ever
I also heard one say that vandy played team offensive basketball whereas LSU played individual offensive basketball.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 9:28 am to ELLSSUU
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I heard it too. Went back and replayed it and think that he said “blocked.”
Wouldn't make any sense that he would have said black.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 9:31 am to ELLSSUU
quote:That would make sense. Sounded like "black" at the time to me too. Honestly that commentator was annoying and just said a bunch of stuff that was out of left field.
I heard it too. Went back and replayed it and think that he said “blocked.”
Posted on 2/6/22 at 9:31 am to Lutcher Lad
quote:. I heard that for sure but didn’t go back to confirm. I thought I had just heard it wrong. As far as why, I think he just jumbled the words because even if he intended to say that it makes no sense.
One of the ESPN announcers commented that Black basketball players hate it when they jump high and fall where they have to use their hands to break the fall. Now, I admit I am not quoting him verbatim, but he 100% used the phrase "Black basketball players". Why would he even have to inject the color of a player in his statement? I thought it extremely odd!
Posted on 2/6/22 at 9:34 am to Lutcher Lad
Race is profiled more on ESPN than at a NAACP meeting.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 10:15 am to Lutcher Lad
I always sinc my TV with the lsu sports cast so I can listen to John Brady
Posted on 2/6/22 at 10:17 am to Lutcher Lad
I heard that, too, but thought..surely that’s not what he said! If so, I can’t imagine him not receiving backlash. What an asinine comment.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 10:19 am to ELLSSUU
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I heard it too. Went back and replayed it and think that he said “blocked.”
Ah, that makes a hell of a lot more sense.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 10:25 am to Lutcher Lad
There you go. Another reason to not care about basketball…..even a tiny bit.
Posted on 2/6/22 at 10:29 am to Lutcher Lad
I heard the same, but decided not to pay it any mind. I just ignore those comments and move on. No need to allow that stuff to trigger me. Only thought I had was, I sure hope the announcer that said it was black
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