Ryan Garcia claims he was ‘trolling’ with George Floyd, N-word remarks
"If you get triggered by a word that means you are too sensitive."
"If you get triggered by a word that means you are too sensitive."
"Anybody who's going to bring up the dead is dying inside."
"I work in crisis mgmt. There’s no good response other than: 'we really effed up.'"
Jenkins will appear on various CNN shows to provide commentary and analysis on matters of racism and social justice.
"I can’t think of a single one (of my African-American friends) that ever said he's been targeted, just been pulled over because he’s black."
Russillo made the remarks in question on The Bill Simmons Podcast Monday.
Many viewed the conversation as tone-deaf, particularly Russillo's remarks on The Ringer's diversity.
While some are yelling at ESPN commentators to "stick to sports," much of this seems to fall within ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro's 2018 comments that "There is going to continue to be an intersection of between sports and politics and we’re going to continue to cover that."