![]() “Do you think it’s a racial thing? They’ve gotta talk to some white people,” said his longtime radio partner. “I think ‘cause I’m a white guy,” he said. Quivers questioned why Stern thinks the athletes are seemingly overlooking him. But I get ignored,” continued the controversial host. And I’m like, ‘Hmm, these guys should hug me, too.’ I mean, what am I? I mean, I grew up in a Black neighborhood, you know what I mean? I mean, they should know that. They, like, give him that bro shake and stuff. He’s sitting there, and like a couple of the players will come over. A lot of times when I’m there, I’m next to Tracy Morgan, who’s, you know, so funny. You know, they seat you where they seat you. I’ll be sitting next to Tracy Morgan or Chris Rock. Stern’s co-host, Robin Quivers, asked, “They don’t acknowledge you at all?” He responded, “No. “They put me courtside, and the Black players won’t come over and say hello to me, but they go over to Spike Lee.” That’s when I knew I was famous,” began his rant. “I’ve always sat - you know, the Knicks have been very kind to me. The eyebrow-raising sound bite was pulled from the Monday (May 1) episode of “The Howard Stern Show” but has rampantly been shared since Friday (May 5). The SiriusXM radio personality recently expressed his disappointment in the lack of notoriety his celebrity status garners him among Black players in the NBA. A collective sigh has been let out on social media as a Howard Stern rant has become a viral topic.
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