Bernice King urged Robert Griffin III to cease posting about Angel Reese

The daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has weighed in on the continuing 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 stated, “We want extra folks able to construct bridges between us and never partitions to divide us. 

“The one solution to discover unity is speaking via our variations in opinion and life experiences to search out the easiest way ahead.”

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King wrote, “I agree. That’s why I recommend you name Angel Reese and cease 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 let you know to close tf up speaking about Angel,” stated the submit Reese shared. 

Griffin claimed Thursday somebody from the Chicago Sky star’s “interior circle” advised 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 stated there was “no place for racism on the planet” and that Reese “ought to by no means be known as 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.

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“That may by no means be OK with me. I by no means attacked her or her household after I said and backed up with clear basketball proof that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark. It’s sports activities. Everyone received’t like one another,” he added. “Folks in Angel’s interior circle known as me and advised me I used to be proper, and Angel Reese has grown to hate Caitlin Clark due to the media all the time asking her about Caitlin and being always in comparison with her.

“Some folks made it about race, however I by no means did and by no means will. As an alternative of changing into the villain in anybody’s story, I made a decision to simply not. All that being stated, Angel Reese or any Black man or lady ought to by no means be known as or depicted as a Monkey. Ever.”

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Reese appeared to reply to Griffin’s remarks in a separate submit.

“mendacity on this app when everyone know the primary and final identify of everyone 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 “interior circle.”

“Whomever U say ‘known as’ U will not be in her circle 2 converse on her emotions in direction of a media/fandom made up beef,” she wrote. “Simply keep on that aspect bc the doorways are closed over right here.”

Griffin fired again.

“I spoke up in help of Angel Reese in opposition to racism to not begin drama,” he wrote on X. “However I received’t let anybody twist the reality simply because it’s inconvenient to them. As an alternative of attempting to test me, simply tighten up your circle.

“They calling me and saying you hate Caitlin Clark, not the opposite manner round. I’ve zero curiosity in being the villain in anybody’s story. I simply need to have enjoyable, inform the reality and have fun sports activities. However I received’t faux or lie simply to guard emotions.”

Griffin made the preliminary declare that Reese “hates” Clark after the Sky and Fever stars bought right into a heated skirmish in Could.

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