Kobe Bryant has responded to the critique that former NFL legend, Jim Brown laid on him during a recent appearance on the “Arsenio Hall show.” Brown said he didn’t rock with Kobe because 1. Kobe threw Shaq under the bus, and 2. Kobe wasn’t culturally connected with the community because he grew up in Italy.
Check Kobe’s response.
This conversation, though phrased differently is not unlike the one that took place last year on ESPN’s “First Take” regarding Washington Redskins QB, Robert Griffin III and if he was a “real brother” or a “corny brother.”
Kobe sent out the following tweet after the initial broadcast.
A “Global” African American is an inferior shade to “American” African Americans?? #hmm.. that doesn’t sound very #Mandela or #DrKing sir
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) December 12, 2013
He went on to explain the meaning behind the Tweet.
“If it’s a major issue that involves a quality or a perception of racial quality, I feel like that’s something that’s a big enough message that needs to be addressed,” Bryant said when asked about the tweet. “Obviously it’s a sensitive topic for everybody, but I think the best thing to do is not dance around it but to go at it with a full head of steam and generate conversation about it. So, that’s how I try to measure it.”
Bryant says he has no plans to meet with Brown for further dialog on the topic.
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