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Former NBA star Stephen Jackson is not happy with the NBA right now and made some pretty bold claims while blasting the league.
During a segment on the Big 3, Jackson trashed the NBA for not helping Ice Cube’s ‘Big 3″ three-on-three basketball league.
The retired NBA player also called out the NBA for not reaching out to him during the BLM movement even though he feels like he’s the “face of the biggest civil rights movement ever” for his work on the George Floyd case.
“This is the only black-owned proffessional league, we need to come out and support it, and I’ve been with this guy (Ice Cube) since year one, he’ll tell I just want to see him win, there’s no reason for the NBA to not support this league, it’s all ex NBA players, I’m going to give you a perfect example, I’m the face off the biggest civil rights movement ever with the George Floyd, I’m an NBA champion, played in the NBA, the NBA didn’t reach out to me for the Black Lives Matter, the movement for social justice or for equality.”
Stephen Jackson calls out the NBA and says he’s the face of the biggest civil rights movement ever pic.twitter.com/EuPFK8mVL7
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 1, 2023
Jackson’s comments didn’t sit well with a lot of people on social media.
https://twitter.com/Y2Dre/status/1686367188343545857
Man said he was the face of the…..
George Floyd movement
Not George Floyd https://t.co/3jRghSzprj
— JP – The Wholesome Truth Teller (@jay_pea619) August 1, 2023
https://twitter.com/rashad1of1/status/1686367973416525824