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

(Via Mediaite)

ESPN analyst JJ Redick called out his colleague, Kendrick Perkins, for implying NBA writers are racist in favor of White players when they vote on league MVP.

On last Wednesday’s First Take, Perkins took to the airwaves to shoot down the notion that Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić deserved to win two Most Valuable Player awards

Perkins pointed out that only three players have ever been given the league’s highest individual honor without finishing in the top 10 in scoring: Former Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, former Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash, and Jokić. All three players are White.