ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark and Fox Sports NFL analyst Robert Griffin III are exchanging blows over an incident in the WNBA, with Griffin’s wife becoming a focal point in the debate.
Griffin discussed last Saturday’s Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game on his “Outta Pocket with RG3” podcast after Fever guard Caitlin Clark committed a flagrant foul against Sky forward Angel Reese, who had to be restrained. Griffin said it was “obvious” Reese hated Clark beyond the basketball rivalry.
Responding on “The Pivot” podcast, Ryan Clark suggested Griffin had a “hate of self” and wasn’t having conversations about race because of his wife Grete, who is white.
“The one thing we know about RG3 is he’s not having conversations at his home about what Black women have to endure in this country, about what young Black women and athletes like Angel Reese have had to deal with being on the opposite side of Caitlin Clark’s rise and ascension into stardom,” Clark said.
After discussing who was the WNBA’s face (Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson) versus who was important to the league (Caitlin Clark), Clark criticized Griffin further.
“Now, if you’re RG3, when’s the last time within your household you’ve had a conversation about what she’s dealing with?” Clark said. “You haven’t been able to do that because in both of your marriages, you’ve been married to white women. You haven’t had opportunities to have those conversations to educate you on what they’re feeling, what Black women deal with, what they’re seeing when they think of a young Angel Reese. The whole time he’s mimicking Angel Reese, bobbing his head and moving his neck while he’s doing this whole piece, his wife is in the background mirroring him and clapping. To me, this is another situation this young lady has to deal with.”
Griffin responded Sunday evening in a 2-minute, 33-second video, claiming Clark crossed a line involving his family.
“Ryan Clark personally attacking me and my family over a sports opinion is cowardly, spineless and weak,” Griffin said. “Ryan Clark personally attacking me and my family over a sports opinion is a bad look for ESPN and for him as a man.”
Clark responded almost a half hour later, referencing their difficult professional relationship dating to 2014 when they were teammates with the Washington Commanders and continuing through their time at ESPN before Griffin’s departure in August 2024.
“Bruh, you know what it is with me and you!” Clark posted on X. “I saved you the entire season on MNF. I urged people to let you be you. No matter how corny, how bad a teammate you were, I had your back. What did you do? Invite someone on your show you know I don’t fool with to ask questions about me and then hit me weeks later to tell me you’re gonna challenge one of my takes! You’re a phony bro. One of the worst teammates I ever had both on the field and in TV. You gotta do what you gotta do.”
“I didn’t attack your wife,” Clark continued. “I spoke on what you do on social media and TV. Like I said. I met your wife and she seemed like a lovely lady that was worth more than the color of her skin! You be good bruh.”
The two have not engaged on social media since Sunday night.
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