Ex-NBA Star Claims There's 'Residue of Slavery' in Pro Sports Leagues that Have Salary Caps | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

Ex-NBA star claims there's 'residue of slavery' in pro sports leagues that have salary caps | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for March 10 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NBA star Jalen Rose suggested in a recent podcast there was a racial aspect behind certain professional sports leagues having a salary cap. Rose appeared on a live edition of the “Joe and Jada Unfiltered” podcast last week and said the “only spo…

Ex-NBA star claims there's 'residue of slavery' in pro sports leagues that have salary caps

Former NBA star Jalen Rose pointed out that leagues like MLB, tennis and golf do not have salary caps but claimed there was a racial component to leagues that do.

Jalen Rose sees 'residue of slavery' within NBA and NFL salary caps

Jalen Rose believes there is an element of racism behind the construct of NBA and NFL player salaries that doesn’t exist for sports with more white athletes. Rose recently joined Fat Joe and Jadakiss for a live episode of their Joe and Jada podcast. And during a discussion about the Fab Five and top college players now being able to earn millions of dollars through NIL, Rose cited the history of leagues attempting to suppress Black athletes from…