Recently, audio surfaced featuring ESPN’s Rachel Nichols discussing how she could prevent fellow anchor Maria Taylor—a Black woman from taking over her job during the NBA Finals. Nichols ultimately received much backlash for her comments in the conversation with LeBron James’ publicist Adam Mendelsohn. Now, Mendelsohn is under fire for comments he made about James’ ‘Black Lives Matter’ support in that same conversation.
Adam Mendelsohn’s conversation with Nichols found him speaking on James’ push for social justice, specifically with Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement. In the phone conversation with Nichols, Mendelsohn said “I’m exhausted. Between Me Too and Black Lives Matter, I got nothing left.”
Since then, Mendelsohn has been asked about his comments by CNBC, and he gave a detailed apology. “I made a stupid, careless comment rooted in privilege and I am sincerely sorry. I shouldn’t have said it or even thought it,” said Mendelsohn. He continued saying “I work to support these movements and know that the people affected by these issues never get to be exhausted or have nothing left. I have to continue to check my privilege and work to be a better ally.”
source: CNBC
