ESPN cut to commercial break immediately after commentator Stephen A. Smith brought up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in response the Hong Kong-China controversy. Outspoken commentator Smith was speaking on ESPN’s First Take Tuesday about ongoing NBA controversy surrounding Rockets general manger Daryl Morey after his pro-Hong Kong tweet. ‘Before we close,’ Smith said, ‘I would remind you that, throughout this world, one of the things that exists is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I don’t see folks outside of the Jewish community talking about that too often.’ Smith was then immediately cut off by co-host Molly Qerim as she said ‘Let’s take a commercial break.’ Stephen A. Smith brought up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in response the Hong Kong-China controversy on ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday Smith was then immediately cut off by co-host Molly Qerim as she said ‘Let’s take a commercial break’ Qerim added, ‘Sometimes obviously our moral compass trumps business interests. As we saw it can cost you your job. Look at Colin Kaepernick’. Qurim referenced Kaepernick, who has been out of the NFL since igniting the stance for taking a knee during the national anthem in protest of social injustice and police brutality. Smith was speaking about the ongoing NBA… Read full this story
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