Former NBA Star Stephen Jackson Criticizes CBS Host Gayle King for Comments in Interview with Coach Dawn Staley (Video)

In a current social media outburst, former NBA champion Stephen Jackson expressed his dissatisfaction with CBS Morning’s co-host Gayle King following her interview with Dawn Staley, the coach of South Carolina’s girls’s basketball staff. Jackson criticized King’s method through the interview, which befell after Staley’s staff defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, led by Caitlin Clark, to clinch the 2024 NCAA girls’s title.

Jackson took to Instagram to voice his discontent, labeling King’s feedback through the interview as “trash.” He was notably upset by King’s admission of rooting for Iowa and Clark, viewing it as disrespectful to Staley and her staff’s accomplishments. He argued that King’s remarks weren’t solely inappropriate but additionally demeaning, accusing her of undermining the importance of South Carolina’s victory.

Highlighting his disappointment, Jackson questioned King’s integrity as a journalist, mentioning her shut ties to Oprah Winfrey and suggesting that her skilled credibility is commonly ignored as a result of her celeb connections. He emphasised that such feedback should not have any place in journalism, particularly when addressing a coach who had simply achieved a major skilled milestone.