LA Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell is under fire for calling the Dallas Mavericks’ Luca Doncic a “b***h a*s white boy” during Friday’s NBA playoff matchup.
What happened
After an intense play during Game 3, Mav’s guard Doncic received a technical foul for tripping Clippers’ forward Harrell on a run from the basket. They exchanged heated words and had to be separated by officials.
Luka tells Montrezl Harrell to “stop flopping” ? pic.twitter.com/4q56ve4rm4
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 22, 2020
Trash Talk
Harrell body checked Doncic out of his way to make an impressive basket, despite being double teamed. As Harrell back peddles away, he can be seen yelling the slur to Doncic.
Backlash
Sports commentators called out Harrell for racially charged trash talk. ESPN host Jay Williams said: “I can only imagine if Luka Doncic had something like that to you, and it got caught on tape. I can only imagine during Black Lives Matter how much of a big deal that would have been.”
Regarding the @dallasmavs @LAClippers game last night & the words we all know that came out of Montrez Harrell’s mouth.. pic.twitter.com/pLfZ1ryfll
— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) August 22, 2020
Charles Barkley
The former NBA player told Harrell: “You don’t get to have a double standard.”
Charles Barkley discusses what Montrezl Harrell called Luka Doncic: "You don't get to have a double standard." https://t.co/CR4fDD4d9c
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) August 24, 2020
Reaction
Larry Elder blasted the NBA for the lack of action against Harrell for his words.
ATTN: @KingJames, @SteveKerr & Coach Popovich,
Black NBA Player Calls White Player 'Bitch Ass White Boy'
WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE? Will @NBA mandate sensitivity training against "black racism"? What If Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic Wore "White Lives Matter"?https://t.co/FUimoSQ1gH
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 23, 2020
Call for suspension
Outkick’s Gary Sheffield Jr. says the solution is for the NBA to suspend Harrell for the statement to “send a message that race-based derogatory comments like his on the basketball court won’t be tolerated.”
Coach’s words
Clippers’ coach Doc Rivers was quick to downplay Harrell’s comments: “I don’t think there was anything racial intended. But we are in a very heightened climate and you have to be careful. Trez was the first one to say that. He said, ‘I didn’t mean that racially.’ And I said it doesn’t matter. It’s what’s perceived … make sure you do the right thing.”
Doc Rivers bout to lose his damn mind #DocRivers #NBA pic.twitter.com/ksFZehMwIp
— Bri Marie D (@Brimaried) August 23, 2020
Apology
Harrell apologized to Doncic on court at Sunday’s game, tweeting that he has “nothing but respect for Luka, he understood the heat of the battle and he said it didn’t bother him.”
If gone get the story get it right all I ask, no one spoke wit me to do anything I approach him and cleared the air from all the outside nonsense that was being said. Nothing but respect for Luka he understood the heat of the battle and he said it didn’t bother him only RESPECT https://t.co/MOKlkT3CAH
— Montrezl Harrell (@MONSTATREZZ) August 23, 2020
Reaction
Doncic commented that emotions are high during the playoffs, “Sometimes you say things you don’t want to say.”
Much respect cuh 2-2 let’s enjoy the rest #PlayoffBasketball https://t.co/MnkVpEN5Bf
— Montrezl Harrell (@MONSTATREZZ) August 23, 2020
Game Winner
Luka won Game 4 of the Clippers-Mavericks playoff match up with a 28-foot buzzer beater on Sunday.
Luka Doncic's 28-footer is the 2nd-longest game-winning buzzer-beater in postseason history, behind only Damian Lillard's 36-footer against OKC last year.https://t.co/TcP5avnM1T
— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) August 24, 2020
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He’s not racist. He’s black.
They won’t do anything to a black player. They have no rules.
Right… Nigs can do no wrong.
Actually, they can and do all the time. It’s the spineless cowards who make the rules, and then bend them for blacks because they’re afraid of them.
The problem here is there is a double standard. If the roles were reversed it would not be up to the players for the apology. The white player would have been suspended and possibly fired. Whereas since a black guy said the racial slur,,,,, it’s my bad, oops.
You makes 92 an hour. I makes over 500 a day peddlin my azz on street corner. Take yo pick.
Typical coddled , over paid , under educated Black racist ! Nothing will happen to that THUG …. they never have ramifications for their racist slurs or their bad behavior. One set of rules for White people and no rules or blacks, because officials and judges and companies are afraid of them ! Pathetic !
He ain’t black, he his pure ni*** thug who should be back in the hood .
Equality for all. Do what you would do to a white player if roles were reversed.
racist much? The whole world is turning into a bunch of idiots with the nfl nba leading the way!!!!!
A white player would have been suspended already. I am getting so sick and tired of the hypocrisy and double standards exhibited nearly daily by those who lean left.
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