Jemele Hill and Cari Champion have been facing major backlash after they seemingly tried to turn Jake Paul’s victory over Nate Robinson into an issue about race.
During a recent appearance on Cari & Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports, Jake Paul was asked by Hill if his knockout was racist.
Paul was a good sport about the question the first time it was asked, but became a bit upset when Champion asked the question again. “Stop asking me that,” he said. “I said ‘no.’ That’s a shitty question. It’s a sport. … How does this have anything to do with race?”
Eventually, Hill and Champion took to Twitter to clarify that the question was indeed a joke that just didn’t land.
“Y’all, @jemelehill and I were trolling a troll with permission. This wasn’t an interview with weight,” Champion wrote. “It was sarcastic- y’all need context? Bc if y’all can’t hear the laughing, the bad WiFi connection- smh. So for the outraged!”
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