Howard Stern Says Black NBA Players Ignore Him At Games

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Howard Stern goes on a bizarre rant about NBA players ignoring him during NBA games but speaking to Spike Lee, claims it’s “racial”.

The New York Knicks are advancing in the playoff for the first time since Patrick Ewing was on the roaster. With the Knicks finally giving the city something to be proud of the stars are coming out of hiding to support. Never to be left out of the conversation Howard Stern took this chance to let out a personal frustration. Howard went on an unprovoked rant about his experiences sitting courtside. The bizarre rant focused on how black NBA players didn’t acknowledge him but did speak to the likes of Spike Lee.

“The Knicks have been very kind to me,” Stern told his co-host Robin Quivers on his Monday SiriusXM Radio show. “They put me right in the front row. That’s when I knew I was famous.” he continued. “They put me courtside! And the Black players won’t come over and say hello to me,” Stern said. “But they go over to Spike Lee.”

“They don’t acknowledge you at all?” Quivers asked.

“No. I’ll be sitting next to Tracy Morgan or Chris Rock. You know, they seat you where they seat you. And a lot of times when I’m there, I’m next to Tracy Morgan, who is so funny. And he’s sitting there and like, a couple of the players will come over. They like give him that bro shake and stuff. And I’m like — these guys should hug me too,” Stern continued. “I mean, what am I? I grew up in a Black neighborhood, you know what I mean? I mean they should know that. But I get ignored.”

Co-host Robin Quivers question why he thinks they don’t acknowledge him, which Stern claimed was due to him being a “white guy.”

“You think it’s a racial thing?” Quivers asked. “I’m sure they talk to some white people.”

“No, not that I saw,” Stern claimed. “I want them to. I want them to talk to me, I want them to come over and go, ‘Hey Howard, fan of the show!’ Or something. I don’t get that. And, you know who comes up to me sometimes — the referees. White guys and Black guys, they’ll come up to me, White referees and Black. Like, ‘Hey Howard, hey.’ But yeah, a lot of the White referees. So I’m like, oh, is everything racial now?”

“I just get upset. I’m like, you know, fame to me is very important. I’ll admit it. I like people to recognize me,” Stern said. “I’d like to think it’s a white thing, not my personality. I hope it’s racial. That’s all.”

The Real Reason NBA Players Do Not Acknowledge Howard Stern

While Howard Stern thinks the whole ordeal is because he’s “white” the real answer is a little more simple. The average NBA player is a little over 26 years old, they simply don’t know him. They were born way after his prime years and probably do not listen to his radio show or radio at all for that matter. Spike Lee has a personal relationship with them. Chris Rock is still in the mainstream media. Once his comments hit the airwaves social media didn’t waste any time roasting Stern for being irrelevant.