ESPN Debate Erupts After JJ Redick Calls Out Colleague Kendrick Perkins for Implying White NBA Writers Are Racist

Smith JJ I take ░░░░░░░░ back to you REDICK ░░░░░░░░ I mean no offense ░░░░░░░░ you and I mean ░░░░░░░░ offense to First Take ░░░░░░░░ I think this show ░░░░░░░░ extremely valuable It is ░░░░░░░░ honor to be on ░░░░░░░░ desk every day It ░░░░░░░░ is But what we ░░░░░░░░ just witnessed is the ░░░░░░░░ with this show where ░░░░░░░░ create narratives that do ░░░░░░░░ exist in reality The ░░░░░░░░ what you are implying ░░░░░░░░ the white voters that ░░░░░░░░ on NBA are racists ░░░░░░░░ they favor white people ░░░░░░░░ I did not said ░░░░░░░░ I did not REDICK ░░░░░░░░ just said that Yes ░░░░░░░░ did Yes you did ░░░░░░░░ I did not REDICK ░░░░░░░░ you did That is ░░░░░░░░ what you implied Kendrick ░░░░░░░░ That is exactly what ░░░░░░░░ implied PERKINS I did ░░░░░░░░ I did not REDICK ░░░░░░░░ hold on hold on ░░░░░░░░ I did not call ░░░░░░░░ stated the facts I ░░░░░░░░ the facts And you ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk REDICK We all ░░░░░░░░ what you implied the ░░░░░░░░ day We all know ░░░░░░░░ you implied just now ░░░░░░░░ I just stated crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Hold on Hold on ░░░░░░░░ on PERKINS I stated ░░░░░░░░ One at the time ░░░░░░░░ at the time PERKINS ░░░░░░░░ stated just the facts ░░░░░░░░ is the facts It ░░░░░░░░ the facts Smith One ░░░░░░░░ the time crosstalk REDICK ░░░░░░░░ secondly Smith JJ Go ░░░░░░░░ REDICK no one said ░░░░░░░░ players don t stat ░░░░░░░░ no one said that ░░░░░░░░ aren t aware of ░░░░░░░░ stats within the game ░░░░░░░░ re talking about Giannis ░░░░░░░░ it That has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with Nikola Joki ░░░░░░░░ point that I made ░░░░░░░░ other day which is ░░░░░░░░ valid point and which ░░░░░░░░ will stand by is ░░░░░░░░ Nikola Joki does not ░░░░░░░░ What he cares about ░░░░░░░░ t fit your narrative ░░░░░░░░ your narrative to discredit ░░░░░░░░ somehow to discredit what ░░░░░░░░ s doing it s ░░░░░░░░ based in reality Perk ░░░░░░░░ no one is disrespecting ░░░░░░░░ No one is disrespecting ░░░░░░░░ Embiid Look early in ░░░░░░░░ season you could have ░░░░░░░░ an argument for Luka ░░░░░░░░ MVP You could have ░░░░░░░░ an argument for Tatum ░░░░░░░░ now 65 games you ░░░░░░░░ with 17 to go ░░░░░░░░ s three guys you ░░░░░░░░ make an argument for ░░░░░░░░ they all have valid ░░░░░░░░ Embiid Giannis and Joki ░░░░░░░░ have valid arguments No ░░░░░░░░ s discrediting them What ░░░░░░░░ is the evidence I ░░░░░░░░ to know PERKINS JJ ░░░░░░░░ REDICK Because you re ░░░░░░░░ re this is what ░░░░░░░░ do You re you ░░░░░░░░ implying something PERKINS No ░░░░░░░░ no No no no ░░░░░░░░ No No REDICK you ░░░░░░░░ saying something Joki stat ░░░░░░░░ No he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ White voters favor White ░░░░░░░░ PERKINS No no no ░░░░░░░░ No they don t ░░░░░░░░ No no no no ░░░░░░░░ no REDICK No but ░░░░░░░░ s what you re ░░░░░░░░ Perk PERKINS No no ░░░░░░░░ no no no What ░░░░░░░░ made REDICK Then clarify ░░░░░░░░ for me I listen ░░░░░░░░ PERKINS what I made ░░░░░░░░ statement on was that ░░░░░░░░ said it happens around ░░░░░░░░ league Along with Joki ░░░░░░░░ knows what goes on ░░░░░░░░ for you to sit ░░░░░░░░ here and for you ░░░░░░░░ come on here and ░░░░░░░░ just say that s ░░░░░░░░ who Joki is Like ░░░░░░░░ in the hell do ░░░░░░░░ know how another man ░░░░░░░░ feeling inside That s ░░░░░░░░ I want to ask ░░░░░░░░ How the hell you ░░░░░░░░ A pair of lips ░░░░░░░░ say anything So listen ░░░░░░░░ on time out REDICK ░░░░░░░░ I talk cause I ░░░░░░░░ to his teammates who ░░░░░░░░ around him every day ░░░░░░░░ Time out REDICK Cause ░░░░░░░░ talk to Mike Malone ░░░░░░░░ s been around him ░░░░░░░░ for 8 years crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ So what So what ░░░░░░░░ would they how how ░░░░░░░░ know REDICK You can ░░░░░░░░ a lot by listening ░░░░░░░░ can learn a lot ░░░░░░░░ listening to people how ░░░░░░░░ talk about people PERKINS ░░░░░░░░ knows nobody nobody knows ░░░░░░░░ somebody feels Nobody knows ░░░░░░░░ somebody feeling inside Like ░░░░░░░░ are we talking about ░░░░░░░░ now And the reason ░░░░░░░░ I point to stuff ░░░░░░░░ REDICK So what so ░░░░░░░░ you so so why ░░░░░░░░ even imply it Why ░░░░░░░░ imply it PERKINS Hold ░░░░░░░░ Hold on Can can ░░░░░░░░ can I REDICK Why ░░░░░░░░ imply it with Joki ░░░░░░░░ PERKINS can I can ░░░░░░░░ can I can I ░░░░░░░░ I talk for a ░░░░░░░░