The daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has weighed in on the ongoing drama between WNBA star Angel Reese and former NFL quarterback and former ESPN host Robert Griffin III.
King’s daughter, Bernice King, responded to a submit by Griffin that mentioned, “We want extra individuals able to construct bridges between us and never partitions to divide us.
“The only way to find unity is talking through our differences in opinion and life experiences to find the best way forward.”
King wrote, “I agree. That’s why I suggest you call Angel Reese and stop posting about her.”
King’s submit prompted a wave of viral reactions and debate by on-line customers.
Reese even shared a submit from one other consumer that referenced the scenario.
“When MLK daughter gotta tell you to shut tf up talking about Angel,” mentioned the submit Reese shared.
Griffin claimed Thursday somebody from the Chicago Sky star’s “inner circle” instructed him the WNBA ahead “hates” Caitlin Clark.
Griffin wrote a number of paragraphs on social media, first coming to the protection of Reese after a racist picture of her NBA 2K26 appeared. He mentioned there was “no place for racism in the world” and that Reese “should never be called or depicted as a monkey.”
He added that he was quiet about Reese due to the hate he and his household obtained over the newest discourse in Could after a contentious second between the 2 WNBA stars.
“That will never be OK with me. I never attacked her or her family when I stated and backed up with clear basketball evidence that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark. It’s sports. Everybody won’t like each other,” he added. “Individuals in Angel’s internal circle referred to as me and instructed me I used to be proper, and Angel Reese has grown to hate Caitlin Clark due to the media at all times asking her about Caitlin and being consistently in comparison with her.
“Some people made it about race, but I never did and never will. Instead of becoming the villain in anyone’s story, I decided to just not. All that being said, Angel Reese or any Black man or woman should never be called or depicted as a Monkey. Ever.”
Reese appeared to reply to Griffin’s remarks in a separate submit.
“lying on this app when everybody know the first and last name of everybody in my circle for clout is nastyyyy work,” she wrote.
Reese’s mom additionally claimed Griffin was mendacity about speaking with the basketball participant’s “inner circle.”
“Whomever U say ‘called’ U is not in her circle 2 speak on her feelings towards a media/fandom made up beef,” she wrote. “Just stay on that side bc the doors are closed over here.”
Griffin fired again.
“I spoke up in support of Angel Reese against racism not to start drama,” he wrote on X. “However I gained’t let anybody twist the reality simply because it’s inconvenient to them. As a substitute of attempting to test me, simply tighten up your circle.
“They calling me and saying you hate Caitlin Clark, not the other way around. I have zero interest in being the villain in anyone’s story. I just want to have fun, tell the truth and celebrate sports. But I won’t pretend or lie just to protect feelings.”
Griffin made the preliminary declare that Reese “hates” Clark after the Sky and Fever stars bought right into a heated skirmish in Could.
