Jason Whitlock angered plenty of black athletes with his comments on LeBron James and racism, and Martellus Bennett wasn’t about to let the FOX Sports 1 personality get off easy.
Whitlock appeared on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Thursday and talked about the racism James experienced when someone spray painted the N-word on the gate of his Los Angeles home Wednesday. But Whitlock apparently believes James is too wealthy to actually experience racism.
"Racism is an issue in America, but it's primarily an issue for the poor. It's not LeBron James​' issue." – @WhitlockJason pic.twitter.com/6IqMTxIRg9
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) June 1, 2017
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith and Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler both chimed in on Twitter, but Bennett went in on Whitlock’s take.
(Warning: We blacked out the strong language, but there’s a lot of it in Bennett’s tweets.)
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/870414148613681152
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/870415082429313028
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/870415763068289024
Whitlock attempted to respond to Bennett’s tweetstorm by saying the Green Bay Packers tight end just didn’t understand, but Bennett was not having that, either.
https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/870424101227159552
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/870427972108529665
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/870436352545959937
Despite Bennett delivering what appeared to be the final blow, Whitlock couldn’t help but respond again.
https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/870467138691006464
And Bennett had the perfect response to Whitlock insulting his intelligence.
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/870472549020336131
Yeah, there’s no coming back from that.
Thumbnail photo via Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Images
