Robert Griffin III (referred to as RGIII) and Ryan Clark are in one more debate centered round Angel Reese, besides this time, the WNBA star chimed in. On July 10, RGIII seemed to be coming to Reese’s protection in a prolonged tweet condemning the racist recreation of the Chicago Sky participant’s 2K26 cowl, which changed Reese with the picture of a monkey taking part in basketball.
“Alright. This has obtained to cease. There is no such thing as a place for racism on this world,” Griffin wrote on X, which included a picture of the racist meme. “Whether or not you want a participant or not. Angel Reese ought to by no means be known as or depicted as a Monkey.”
Nevertheless, his message took a flip when the sports activities commentator not solely accused the WNBA star of sharing a video that led to his household and mates receiving loss of life threats but additionally claimed that unnamed “folks in Angel’s internal circle” instructed him that he was right about his earlier hypothesis that Reese hates fellow WNBA participant Caitlin Clark “due to the media at all times asking her about Caitlin and being always in comparison with her.”
His tweet prompted responses from each Reese, her mom and fellow sports activities commentator Ryan Clark.
“Man, cease with the 🧢 My daughter’s ‘circle’ is so small & tight, so I’d have an interest [to] know who known as U Whomever U say “known as” U 🤔 just isn’t in her circle [to] converse on her emotions in direction of a media/fandom made up beef. Simply keep on that aspect bc the doorways are closed over right here,” Reese’s mom tweeted in response to his declare.
Reese later wrote: “Mendacity on this app when all people know the primary and final title of all people in my circle for clout is nastyyyy work,” in a tweet addressing RGIII’s feedback.
Clark, who obtained right into a social media feud with RGIII in Could for pushing the narrative that Reese hates Caitlin Clark, took to Instagram to share his take.
“RGIII appears to have an odd fascination with Angel Reese or connection to the highlight that it brings,” the Pivot podcast host shared. “Angel Reese, this younger, lovely, proficient, onerous working, profitable, black lady who’s on an absolute tear within the WNBA has a chance now to unveil her personal shoe is depicted as a monkey on this graphic –– a graphic I solely noticed on [RGIII’s] web page, so now his tens of millions of followers can see this. And it must be straightforward to defend her towards such deplorable hate, racism, bigotry, and evil. However he couldn’t try this. He needed to make himself each the sufferer and the hero of this story.”
“He needed to point out that Angel Reese did one thing to him as a substitute of acknowledging what he initially did to her; he needed to be the champion once more for Caitlin Clark, I assume, towards the younger, offended Black lady by mendacity on her and her internal circle,” he continued. “So now Angel Reese, who must be in a celebration and making an attempt to disregard the noise of all of the evil and assaults that she feels each single day, has to return out, alongside along with her mom, to close down these lies and accusations from RGIII.”
Just a few months in the past, Clark and RGIII obtained right into a public sports activities feud that turned private after RGIII dropped a prolonged anti-Reese video, inciting a story that Reese was jealous and resentful of Caitlin Clark’s recognition, which was riddled with racial undertones. Whereas Clark abstained from making any feedback about RGIII’s Blackness and spouse this time, he did name out the best way during which the previous ESPN analyst makes use of his platform.
“We’ve to cease this. As a result of, by his personal admission, he says, ‘for those who don’t help those that don’t appear like you, then you definately’re part of the issue.’ Let me be clear, for those who by no means help individuals who appear like you, you’re additionally part of the issue,” Clark concluded. “God made us with the duty for inclusion, compassion, empathy, and love for all folks. We even have that very same duty for our folks.”
