ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says ‘white privilege’ got Steve Nash Brooklyn Nets coach job

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Since the election of President Trump in 2016, ESPN has gone off the deep end. They have transformed from a sports network into a Left-wing political network that also covers sports. Watch the statements from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith about the Brooklyn Nets hiring a white man as their next head coach. It’s an example of why the television ratings for sports programming is tanking.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says ‘white privilege’ helped Steve Nash land Brooklyn Nets coach job

By Fox 10, September 4, 2020

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ESPN host Stephen A. Smith slammed the newly-announced hiring of NBA Hall-of-Famer Steve Nash as the Brooklyn Nets head coach, claiming it’s “white privilege” that landed him the job.

Smith began by prefacing that he was about to share the “toughest, toughest positions” he’s ever taken and that while Nash has “no coaching experience,” he’s an “outlier” as a gifted player and mentor.

“Steve Nash is a sensational dude and if anybody deserves this opportunity absent the experience that obviously he has as a coach, it’s him,” Smith said. “Steve Nash is widely respected and loved by whole bunch of people in the NBA — Black, White and beyond.”

Smith congratulated Nash, and he said that his criticism was not about his ability as a player or who likes him.

“Ladies and gentlemen, there’s no way around it: This is white privilege,” Smith declared. “This does not happen for a Black man. No experience on any level as a coach and you get the Brooklyn Nets job?”

The ESPN host cited Los Angeles Clippers assistant coaches Tyronn Lue and Sam Cassell as examples of those who were “passed up” for Nash, who he referred to as “one of the best guys you could possibly meet in your life” but stressed his lack of experience.

“Sometimes, you just want to scream — want to scream to the high heavens: How the hell is this always happening for somebody else other than us?” Smith exclaimed. “Why is it that we have to be twice as good to get half as much? Why is it that no matter what we do, or how hard we work, and how we go through the process and the terrain of everything … somehow, someway, there’s another excuse to ignore that criteria to ignore those credentials and instead bypass it and make an exception to the rule for someone other than us.”

The Hall of Fame point guard and the Nets agreed to a four-year deal for him to take over as the coach replacing interim coach Jacque Vaughn, who took over the role after the team fired Kenny Atkinson earlier in the season, ESPN first reported Sept. 3.

 

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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
3 years ago

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Great-grandma Dorothy
Great-grandma Dorothy
3 years ago

Thank you for wonderful examples of what WHITE PRIVILEGE truly means. Puts my post to shame!!!
God bless you and yours…

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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
3 years ago

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Great-grandma Dorothy
Great-grandma Dorothy
3 years ago

I had two husbands, both military. Lost the first and father of my children during Vietnam and my second served 32 years and burned over 60% of his body, so I know how much the oath means to patriotic Americans but to some that now serve; I wouldn’t count on it as many are from middle east counties so when they say “So help me God,” it not being their god makes it mean less than nothing I’m afraid.
God bless and watch over you and yours…

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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
3 years ago

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Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago

Sounds like white privilege to me.

Great-grandma Dorothy
Great-grandma Dorothy
3 years ago

Just another scam to get anyone’s money I imagine. You should check it out and then reviews about it – that doesn’t also come from them. Has nothing at all to do with white privilege…

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago

That was intended as sarcasm.

Great-grandma Dorothy
Great-grandma Dorothy
3 years ago

Sorry about that. well guess my good deed of the day wasn’t done after all… : )

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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
3 years ago

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felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

Those white people, with the exceptions of Pelois types, are finally getting PUNISHMENT for their “white privilege” so we can ignore them. Saracasm off.

Pelosi types are allowed because they push their racism cause. Later when white liberals are used up, they will pushed aside too. These dumb white liberals don’t seem to understand that it will bite them too!

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Agreed. Opinions are like a**holes, everybody’s got one and they all stink.

felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

Why is it that RACISTS are so afraid of MERIT ? Are they suggesting that being of one or two combined races makes you INFERIOR? Why can’t a person of ANY RACE compete on MERIT and let the best man or woman win? Why should your skin color, if it is not white, be used as a handicap factor over MERIT? Isn’t it in now your face racist bigotry with low expectations for non white people?

In sports minorities tend to dominate – such as in basketball and football etc. I don’t care about that as long as they are the best players and so far they seem to be enlisted on MERIT!
Frankly I am sick and tired of the racist outcome based hypocrisy. Liberals do NOT want EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. They want a predetermined RACE BASED and often a VICTIM BASED outcome that shuts out straight white people. Even white female liberals are losing favor ….

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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
3 years ago

Pat Tillman

In 2002, Pat Tillman left a successful football career with the Arizona Cardinals to join the U.S. Army. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.

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2bgreat
2bgreat
3 years ago

Steven A. Got his job because he is black. Definitely not talent.

Michael Goldman
Michael Goldman
3 years ago
Reply to  2bgreat

He’s kept his job because he is black and connected with the NBA and NFL.

lostlegends
lostlegends
3 years ago

Could someone of ya please explain to me what the NBA is? And who is Steve Nash? Is he an Irag War vet?

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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
3 years ago

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Adrian Maclean
Adrian Maclean
3 years ago

$$$$$ will play a large role in the bail and release of this punk ; not his color.

RebelFred
RebelFred
3 years ago

White privilege is another left-wing attempt, and a successful one, to keep America from focusing
on what will truly help black America — a resurrection of the black family, for example — and
instead to focus on an external problem: white privilege.
In doing so, the Left has become the only real enemy the black has in America today.

The Fallacy of ‘White Privilege’
https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/02/white-privilege-myth-reality/

RebelFred
RebelFred
3 years ago

White privilege is another left-wing attempt, and a successful one, to keep America from focusing
on what will truly help black America — a resurrection of the black family, for example — and
instead to focus on an external problem: white privilege.
In doing so, the Left has become the only real enemy the black has in America today.

The Fallacy of ‘White Privilege’
https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/02/white-privilege-myth-reality/

justmewhoelse12
justmewhoelse12
3 years ago

You mean racist Stephen A. Smith? Stephen A. Smith is the epitome of black privilege. Abjectly so stupid, but is the ESPN “expert” on being black of everything. Paid MILLIONS yearly but couldn’t pass any test given to him. Stephen A. Smith – is America great of what? Oh wait Stephen A. Smith HATES America,

RebelFred
RebelFred
3 years ago

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RebelFred
RebelFred
3 years ago

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Adrian Maclean
Adrian Maclean
3 years ago
Reply to  RebelFred

HIPOCRITE of the first order !! She gives white people a bad name. Disgusting person !

RebelFred
RebelFred
3 years ago
Reply to  Adrian Maclean

Chelsea Hubblell learned it from her grifter mother and step father!

Clinton/Obama/D卐M☭CRAT/☭Leftist☭/Khazarian crime syndicate!

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RebelFred
RebelFred
3 years ago

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RebelFred
RebelFred
3 years ago

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Bill
Bill
3 years ago

I’m wondering what Stephen A. Smith did in order to get HIS job…….

Fount
Fount
3 years ago

Professional sports should look like America. Only 12% of players should be black. They are over represented in professional sports. 70% should be white and the rest a
Mix of other elements of society.

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. We need to enforce affirmative action in sports for white athletes who are discriminated against.

Fount
Fount
3 years ago

I am proud of my white Privilege as it is a privilege to Be a part of Western civilization. It is a glorious chain of philosophy, art and science which all of humanity has benefited from.

When the rabble attacks “white privilege what they really mean is Western civilization.

Yes, I am proud of Moses, Plato, Aristotle, Bach, Beethoven, Pasteur, Galileo, Napoleon, Einstein, Freud, Copernicus, Washington, Jefferson, Shakespeare, Kant and Neitzsche to mention just a few.

Yes, it is a privilege to be a part of this superlative culture that has made the world a better place to live in. They will never make be ashamed to be a part of this glorious civilization.

If they don’t want to live here, they are free to leave any time. The sooner, the better.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
3 years ago
Reply to  Fount

Liberia awaits the black malcontents! Alas, no welfare in Africa!

Rob Porter
Rob Porter
3 years ago
Reply to  Fount

Well said. The worthless rabble whose forebears never produced anything remotely comparable to Western civilization are free and welcome to depart the country any time they like – and the sooner the better. Privilege did not produce Western civilization, inventive genius, enquiring minds and imagination did.

L
L
3 years ago

Smith did not say anything bad about Nash, except his lack of experience. Smith got his broadcasting job in spite of his lack of experience……maybe because he was black…..He did not get the job due his IQ.

Manila John
Manila John
3 years ago

Says the affirmative action hire.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
3 years ago

Delusional leftist BS!

mackykam
mackykam
3 years ago

and stephen smith got his position because of affirmative action.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago

So what? Smith got his job through affirmative action instead of merit.

Great-grandma Dorothy
Great-grandma Dorothy
3 years ago

WHITE PRIVILEGE:
The privilege to go to school and apply ourselves.
The privilege to get and work hard on a job.
The privilege to marry, have and raise children as a responsible person should.
The privilege to save something from each paycheck that comes in.
The privilege to put others first before ourselves.
The privilege to protect our country, many with their lives.
And also to pay our bills before running out to spend like a bunch of idiots.

Now that is a little of what WHITE PRIVILEGE really is and has always been. But those same privileges were given to all men, regardless of color but those on the other side mainly chose not to accept it as we have.
Whites are usually too busy to be racist or even think about a persons skin color. It’s not something we dwell upon because the same God that created the whites also created the blacks. God DID create each and everyone equal. It is the directions that people chose to take that made anyone less equal.
Of course this is something that the real racist don’t want others to hear or know.
BLM and the rest of them want this country to be as evil and ungodly as they are. They want to rob those that have spent a lifetime working for something that they are too lazy to work for and of course the Democrats have taught them this. They are devils only they are walking the streets in human form. That sure doesn’t say much for them.
But hey, they and the Democrats have done a lot for the Republican party, for decent folks don’t want anything to do with them and many are and have walked away from the democrat party. So as long as these people keep it up, they and those like them will be about the only ones that will be voting democrat come November 3rd.
They will get what they deserve in time and if not here on earth, they sure will get what they deserve when they stand in front of the judgment seat…

Daddyo
Daddyo
3 years ago

While Smith has got his jobs by playing on white guilt, as, he has no discernable skills. ( constantly running his mouth is not a skill)

CreoleGumbo
CreoleGumbo
3 years ago

This calls for an in depth investigation of Smith, his education and his hiring in his present position, which is most likely the result of Affirmative Action directives AKA Black Privilege.

When will SCOTUS declare that AA and Diversity Initiatives and Unconscious Bias training and any other initiatives aimed at decreasing the number of Whites in jobs, schools, etc. is illegal? Rule of Law, according to William Barr, means that a law is equally applied to all citizens.

idahobob
idahobob
3 years ago

Stephen A Smith is a loudmouth, no nothing. idiot.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago

During my 26 year coaching career I listened to jackwads like Smith who always seemed to know more than the coach but would never lay down their hot dog and soda long enough to come to the sidelines and shared their time-honored wisdom and advice.

Smith should do the only honorable and decent thing, put in an application for a coaching job!

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
3 years ago

Smith’s statement is racist, the man should apologize but Smith will never apologize. Nash is not privileged, he proved it on and off the court. there are more blacks in the NBA than whites but that does not count in Smith’s computing. Nash likely has too much class to criticize this racist attack from the gob, mouth of racism and the sports, the NBA, Stephen A. I have boycotted the NBA, the NFL, feck, all sports, since they chose BLM over America.

volksnut
volksnut
3 years ago

Completely ignoring the facts of Nashs career – and whether his style of playing fits their idea of where they want their team to go – ‘ white privilege ‘ would really only work if the entire team were WHITE – How about looking back over Nashs career and seeing if he made any completely RACIST comments? But that would suggest some form of SUBSTANCE to these BS claims.

Rob Porter
Rob Porter
3 years ago

Ah yes, ‘white privilege’ produced Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Robert Louis Stevenson, Johannes Gutenberg, Carl Benz, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers, Elon Musk and other amazing inventors. And who of note did black racist Stephen A. Smith’s mob produce?

Maranatha
Maranatha
3 years ago

In all this non-sense about race, there’s another factors called skills and leadership.
Did you get it stephen??
Ok.
Time wasted…

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