Ex-NBA champ Stephen Jackson slams CBS host Gayle King for claiming ‘we were all cheering for Caitlin Clark’ in interview with March Madness rival Dawn Staley: ‘That s*** was trash… I don’t consider her black media’

Former NBA star Stephen Jackson has criticized CBS host Gayle King for comments she made about Caitlin Clark during a recent interview with Dawn Staley.

Legendary basketball coach Staley was interviewed after leading South Carolina to victory over Clark and Iowa in the national championship game in March Madness.

The victory capped an undefeated season and secured Staley a third title at the helm. But King told the coach, “Obviously we were all cheering for Iowa and Caitlin Clark.”

That provoked an angry response from Jackson, who released an X-rated video slamming King for “humiliating” Staley.

“Gayle King is supposed to be someone big on journalism, right?” he said. “I don’t consider her black media. You guys are giving her all these passes because she’s Oprah’s girlfriend.

“I don’t care whose girlfriend she is. You don’t do anything for anyone. But you can’t humiliate Dawn Staley like that.”

Jackson, who won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2003, added: You talk to her about winning the championship, about going undefeated.

“And you have the audacity to go out there and say, ‘We were cheering for Caitlin Clark and you broke everyone’s heart.’

‘Who are we? Who are we? All the black people I know supported Dawn Staley. We’re all fans of Caitlin Clark, but as you put it, that was bullshit.

“I’m glad this is a new day in the media space. You don’t even say things like that to someone during a job interview. You humiliated her and made it about Caitlin Clark. That is waste, super waste.’

Clark wanted to end a remarkable college career with a first national championship with Iowa. Despite the loss, she was selected by the Indiana Fever with the first overall pick of the 2024 WNBA draft.