Sports analyst Skip Bayless found himself in hot water after a recent social media post. Former NBA veteran Matt Barnes revealed that he has had to stop players from taking action.
The sports world came together after a recent incident involving NFL player Damar Hamlin. During a game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, Hamlin was injured and had to have CPR administered on the field.
It was a terrifying situation that saw the sporting world come together to pray for the health of Hamlin. As the situation developed, Skip Bayless took to Twitter to tweet out his opinion on the game. Bayless focused on the fact that the game shouldn’t have been postponed, which sent fans into a frenzy.
Bayless has been known for his controversial takes over the years. This time, it looked as if Bayless had crossed the line.
Speaking recently to the New York Post, Matt Barnes shared an interesting tidbit about the situation. Barnes admitted that he’s had to stop an NBA player from wanting to physically confront Bayless for his comments.
“I know personally, personally that I’ve had to diffuse two situations. One with a coach, and one with an NBA player. They wanted to f*** Skip up. Personally I’ve had to do it. One was this year, one was last year.
“Personally I had to reach out to Unc (Shannon Sharpe) and set up a conversation for people who wanted to f*** Skip up. Luckily, cooler heads prevailed, but it’s just gone too far in my opinion.
“Someone’s gonna end up hurting Skip because his ego, his arrogance, his disrespect has kind of always been on this level, but now I think it’s gone to a new level, and now he’s disrespecting his co-host in Shannon.”
Skip Bayless in hot water after comments involving Damar Hamlin
Skip Bayless has made a career out of speaking his honest opinion when it comes to the sports world. More times than not, Bayless’ comments were met with a public backlash.
This time seems different, as many popular figures in the sports world have voiced their disgust. While the sporting world focused on the health of Hamlin, Bayless was quick to ignore the magnitude of the situation.
The day following his comments, Bayless appeared solo on “Undisputed,” to address the situation. His usual co-host, Shannon Sharpe, declined to appear on the show until appearing the following day.
Time will tell if there’s any action when it comes to Skip Bayless’ career after his comments. It’s clear that he’s gotten plenty of attention in the sports world for the wrong reasons.
