Jalen Rose didn’t hold back his feelings on what Phil Jackson had to say over the weekend. Jackson was asked about the current NBA product but claimed he doesn’t watch the game. The NBA head coaching legend stated that he hasn’t watched the game since 2020. “They even had slogans on the floor and the baseline. It was trying… to bring a certain audience to the game, and they didn’t know it was turning other people off. People want to see sports as non-political.”
Obviously, those statements were sure to incite a powerful response. As Rose is coming to the forefront of defending the league in a recent tweet. In the video tweeted by Rose, the former NBA star asked Jackson what is so political about social justice. Rose went on to remind Jackson that his coaching success in the NBA came off of the back of great black athletes. In the video, Rose named Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant as the big names that created Jackson’s legacy.
Jalen Rose Defends NBA’s Social Justice Platform
2020 was a strange time for a plethora of reasons. First, COVID-19 flipped our entire world upside down. The entire world basically shut down. However, the NBA did everything it could to give fans a chance to be entertained while we all were locked in our homes. Then, the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked a much-needed conversation on the treatment of African Americans in our country. The NBA showed its support for the families involved in both situations by supporting the movement for social justice in the United States.
Jackson has been known as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time. The coaching legend has led eleven different teams to the mountaintop of the NBA. However, his latest comments are entirely out of touch with what the United States has dealt with over the last few years. So, do you believe that Jalen Rose was out of line for his comments directed toward Jackson? Or do you think Jackson is way off base with his comments? Let us know your thoughts on the situation in the comment section. For the latest NBA news, keep it right here with HNHH.
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