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Protests have taken place in several cities across the country following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Throughout the sports media world, many journalists have responsibly shared their thoughts on the protests but ESPN NBA writer Chris Palmer found himself in some hot water over his tweets.
Palmer was the subject of criticism when he advocated for people to “burn” buildings on Thursday only to change his tune a few days later when angry protesters began looting near his house.
Oops pic.twitter.com/cUAYD5BIYj
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/HBergHattie/status/1267188010241544193
https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerNBA/status/1266954106595274753
Palmer would later try to defend himself but not many people came to his defense.
https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerNBA/status/1266957297860763648
https://twitter.com/ChampagneChonny/status/1267112587512201218
https://twitter.com/ChampagneChonny/status/1266959531357208579
Listen.
A lot of people have been affected and lives lost, but we need to all remember… Chris Palmer can't get his Starbucks today.
You animals. https://t.co/r7dfGZr2Yi
— coinableS (@coinableS) May 31, 2020
Chris Palmer now thinks it is unacceptable when his neighborhood is threatened and calls for police to defend it. He forgets his previous posts on the burning of low income housing in Minneapolis. Not so funny when it hit you….@ChrisPalmerNBA pic.twitter.com/djizrLUbvP
— Barrie (@BarrieNJ) May 31, 2020