ESPN Analyst Defends Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese, Blasts RG3

ESPN analyst Ryan Clark criticized Robert Griffin III's commentary on Angel Reese, escalating an existing public dispute. Griffin initially condemned racist attacks against Reese, specifically referencing an offensive comparison of her to a monkey that circulated online.

However, Griffin complicated his stance by alleging that Reese harbored hatred towards fellow basketball player Caitlin Clark and by bringing up past incidents involving Reese and his family. He claimed a video Reese made led to his wife and family receiving death threats and threats of sexual violence.

Ryan Clark publicly challenged Griffin's approach. He accused Griffin of having a "strange fascination" with Reese or seeking the spotlight, and directly criticized Griffin for amplifying the offensive monkey graphic instead of simply denouncing it. Clark argued Griffin was wrong to personally attack Reese by introducing allegations about her disliking Caitlin Clark and referencing the family conflict, stating Griffin should have focused solely on condemning racism. Clark asserted that Griffin contradicted his own message about supporting people who don't look like you by failing to support Reese, a person who does share his background, in this instance.