Brandon Jennings addressed his controversial take on Canadian players in the NBA, refusing to retract his statement. The former NBA guard was even involved in an Instagram story battle with the Canadian music artist Drake after he took a shot at Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and other players from the Great White North.
In the latest episode of Gil’s Arena, Jennings and other hosts discussed the aftermath of the story battle with Drake. The former Milwaukee Bucks guard revealed that he had a “man-to-man conversation” with the 5-time Grammy-winning artist. Jennings said:
“We talked in the DMs, we had a man-to-man conversation, and we said how we both felt, and boom, right after, just left it alone. This is a sports show; we do talk a lot of s**t in here. So, if you feel a way, you have the right to feel a way, but I am not gonna take back what I said.”
When asked if he believed his statement was true, Jennings replied:
“I think it’s a true statement in general.”
While Jennings might have refused to take back his words on Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, the reigning MVP has come out even stronger in his last stint against the Utah Jazz, where he dropped 46 points with a 53.8% efficiency from the field. If the Canadian continues to perform with the same vigour, Jennings might have to eat his words, but for now, he has cleared his stance.
“At the end of the day, this whole era soft,” Brandon Jennings clarifies his “soft” stance on SGA
In an earlier episode of Gil’s Arena, Brandon Jennings presented an analogy referencing the famous Kendrick Lamar-Drake hip-hop beef and compared that to the Canadian players in the NBA, saying that “once you boom of one of them, they’re gonna lay down.” That resulted in Drake mentioning the former guard’s comments on his Instagram stories and calling him out.
Talking about his earlier stance, Jennings tried to clarify his statement:
“At the end of the day, this whole era soft. Next month, it’s gonna be somebody playing bad, and we gonna call them soft…But if I, you know, gotta change my words later, I will. Right now, ten toes!”
There is no doubt that Canadian players like Dillon Brooks, Jamal Murray, and Shai-Gilgeous Alexander have performed at the highest level and been a crucial part of the title-winning squads. While there has been debate about their ability to capitalize on fouls and dependence on free shots, Brandon Jennings seemed to have cleared his stance.
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