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Jason Whitlock Pays Tribute To Kobe Bryant & Gets Dragged On Twitter

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5 years ago

January 30, 2020

Jason Lee Whitlock is a popular sports journalist. He co-hosts the daily sports TV show Speak for Yourself alongside Marcellus Wiley on Fox Sports 1.

Jason is well known for his hatred towards Kobe Bryant when the Lakers icon was still alive, Whitlock has spoken nothing but ill words about Kobe during his days.

But recently, Whitlock and ‘Speak For Yourself’ co-host Marcellus Wiley were joined by TJ Houshmandzadeh and Jim Jackson on the show on Monday to reflect on Kobe’s legacy, and surprisingly Whitlock had kind words for the late NBA star.

Folks on twitter have been calling Jason out for hypocrisy due to his obvious disdain for Kobe Bryant before his death.

In addition, Whitlock once published an open letter to Kobe on ESPN titled “Kobe, keep your mouth shut.” In the article, Whitlock used derogatory language to speak not only about Kobe himself, but about his wife, Vanessa, as well.

See some of the reactions below :

Jason Whitlock is such a hypocrite. Fake crying about how much he respected Kobe and how he’s a family man when he did nothing but trash Kobe and currently trashes Lebron for supporting his son. People like him disgust me.

— LJ (@Cynikal_Logic) January 28, 2020

Never liked Jason Whitlock…this, this just confirms how much of a clown he is pic.twitter.com/ezaxNR9gqZ

— Kev Moore (@_KDM1121) January 30, 2020

ESPN paid Jason Whitlock to write this horseshit pic.twitter.com/wB8DPPFPVs

— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) January 29, 2020

Jason whitlock with his fake ass tears on the show. Us Lakers fans will never forget how bad you treated Kobe. From all #LakersNation fuck you.

— Lakeshow (@HemeryPaiz) January 30, 2020

Whitlock shoulda really gotten beat to a pulp for writing and publishing that

— Fully vaccinated black mane (@HumbleTeej) January 29, 2020

https://t.co/1bSfKfzdX5

“You need a friend, Kobe. You need a mentor. You need an older black male in your life to provide you with some guidance.”

Whitlock really wrote a whole long letter to Kobe about his wife and how he owed an apology to Malone? What a fuckin clown 🤡

— Kip Smithers 🏁 (@Chughes612) January 30, 2020

*Jason Whitlock tries to speak on Kobe*

The internet: pic.twitter.com/eLbaRiMkiV

— Matthew McGovern (@MatthewMcGovern) January 30, 2020

I’m here for all Jason Whitlock Slander pic.twitter.com/1yBurzX97p

— Ralphael De La Ghetto (@Radio_Raheem__) January 30, 2020

When I see Jason Whitlock slander on the TL: pic.twitter.com/FT3W37i16I

— Jigg (@jjjglenn) January 30, 2020

Me when I see people on Twitter shitting on Jason Whitlock and I want to join in pic.twitter.com/oyMFL9VU1O

— Dukey Chase (@dukes_house) January 30, 2020