The latest example of Fox-on-Fox crime is within Fox Sports itself, with Mike Hill taking on FS1 colleague Jason Whitlock following Whitlock’s comments on how LeBron James shouldn’t take the racist slogans painted on his gate seriously because of his wealth. Hill wasn’t the only one to go after Whitlock, as athletes like Martellus Bennett and media members also went in on him, but Hill’s comments were perhaps particularly interesting thanks to coming from a colleague. Here they are:
For him to even suggest that because LeBron is rich shields him from racism is preposterous & just plain dumb. https://t.co/uyDhIURrbH
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 1, 2017
I'd say Jason's rhetoric is way more damaging than anything LeBron said yesterday. Once again, same network, FAR DIFFERENT views. Smh https://t.co/uyDhIURrbH
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 1, 2017
When you're saying stuff jst for the shock value or think it's going to bring attention 2u, you're jst a media whore. Selling it 4 attention
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 1, 2017
Well, @WhitlockJason has a right to his opinion, so I have a right to say this opinion of his is dumb & reckless as hell. https://t.co/uyDhIURrbH
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 1, 2017
Racism, against blacks, Jews, Asians, whites etc has no tax bracket or cares about your popularity. In fact, in some cases it incites it. https://t.co/uyDhIURrbH
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 1, 2017
Hill went on to say that his lack of hot takes is why he doesn’t appear more regularly on FS1’s debate shows:
I'm done. He gets no more of the attention, he's craving, from me.
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 1, 2017
And you wonder why you don't see me on "those" shows. Cuz I'm not going on there to say reckless shit just for ratings or attention.
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 1, 2017
He mentioned that he did just sign a new deal with the company, though:
I'm still there. Just re-signed in fact. https://t.co/0RSFoNcfBf
— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) June 2, 2017
That’s quite the colleague-on-colleague criticism, but Hill makes some pretty good points here, and he’s far from the only one who was offended by Whitlock’s comments. We’ll see if there’s any response from Fox.
