Breaking Skip Bayless claims he is a ‘reverse racist’ in crazed rant about white American NBA players EnglishHeadline

Controversial sports activities commentator Skip Bayless left followers baffled on Thursday after posting an extended rant hitting out on the expertise of white American basketball gamers – and referencing himself as a ‘reverse racist’.

Bayless is rarely removed from the headlines and stays on the forefront of American sports activities media, regardless of leaving Fox virtually a 12 months in the past after falling out with long-time co-host Shannon Sharpe.

He now posts his rants to an eponymous YouTube channel and his newest episode turned heads within the wake of the 2025 NBA Draft.

Talking about Wednesday’s No 1 decide and the brand new famous person of the Dallas Mavericks, he started: ‘Cooper Flagg would be the greatest white American participant since Larry Hen. 

‘I am not saying that I am seeing Larry Hen [in Flagg], not but, as a result of I’ve by no means seen something like Larry Hen when it got here to clutch gene, basketball genius IQ, killer will, defiant boastful trash-talking confidence, all-time nice management proper up there with Michael Jordan‘s, Magic Johnson‘s. 

‘So is it honest for me to check white American participant to white American participant? Nicely if you happen to adopted my profession, when it got here to basketball – I’ve been painfully sincere about this – I have by no means ever had a lot respect, a lot use for, white American gamers.’

Cooper Flagg shakes arms with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being chosen first

Skip Bayless spoke about Cooper Flagg and bizarrely claimed to be a ‘reverse racist’

From there, the dialog veered additional off-course and Bayless started to talk about the difficulty of racism.

‘Actually,’ he claimed, ‘many many many occasions over my profession I have been referred to as reverse racist… however, come on, present me a white American participant remotely near Larry Hen since he retired in 1992.

‘Cooper Flagg is 6’9 tall with athletic potential and leaping potential Larry Hen by no means thought of having. Cooper Flagg is no less than going to be in Hen’s universe.’

Flagg was chosen No 1 total within the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday, turning into the primary white American participant to go first since 1977. 

The Mavericks received the lottery for the draft months in the past, giving them the rights to pick out the Duke College freshman ahead.

Nevertheless, many conspiracy theories surfaced on-line after Dallas got the primary decide – on condition that that they had a mere 1.8 per cent likelihood of doing so. 

Some followers on social media claimed that the Mavericks got the favorable decide after their controversial commerce of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers final season.

Flagg dominated the NBA Draft on Wednesday night time and was picked by the Dallas Mavericks

Bayless says Flagg is the very best white American participant since Larry Hen (pictured in 1986)

Nevertheless, Flagg was requested in regards to the wild theories shortly after being chosen by Dallas and gave his tackle the matter. 

One reporter requested: ‘There are tons of rumors that the NBA gave Dallas the decide to get you in alternate for Luka Doncic, do you could have any response to that?’ 

Flagg replied: ‘Nope! I do not know what to say about that. 

‘I’ve no insider info, if that is what you are on the lookout for. I simply really feel blessed for the way in which all of it labored out.’