{"id":665199,"date":"2026-03-18T17:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/665199\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:01:14","slug":"kenyon-martin-loses-it-on-podcast-producer-in-awkward-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/665199\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyon Martin loses it on podcast producer in awkward moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former NBA forward Kenyon Martin didn\u2019t hold back while confronting an employee of the \u201cGil\u2019s Arena\u201d podcast for making a video mocking his speech impediment. <\/p>\n

During an appearance on Tuesday\u2019s installment of the show<\/a>, headed by former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, Martin interrupted the conversation and called out the employee to meet him face-to-face on the set before he played the video aloud on his smartphone.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething recently was brought to my attention that one of the people that works here that we see daily and I brought this person into my home, right? Had this person around my wife, my kids, right? Treated with nothing but respect. Right?\u201d Martin, a 15-year NBA veteran, began.<\/p>\n

Things got tense on the Gilbert Arenas show when Kenyon Martin halted the broadcast, confronted an employee from the show live on air, and called him out for making a video mocking his speech impediment. When he\u2019s been to his home and meet his wife and kids\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/txBdaYyYzz<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd this is a loyalty situation. I want people with their kids, teaching situation. When people tell you be careful who you bring into your inner circle, be careful who you bring into your home, this is this situation that I\u2019m speaking of right now.\u201d <\/p>\n

That\u2019s when Martin called \u201cSuge\u201d over to the set during the live show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need you to do some explaining to me, brother\u2026 So, can you explain this video to me?\u201d Martin said. <\/p>\n

The audio is unclear in the now-viral clip. <\/p>\n

The employee attempted to explain that he had previously apologized for the video.<\/p>\n

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Martin fired back, claiming the employee previously pulled him aside while at Arenas\u2019 home, \u201cand tried to apologize out the blue [and] I blew you off because I didn\u2019t know what you were talking about.\u201d He added he only saw the video \u201ctwo weeks ago\u201d because someone sent it to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something that I have stated time and time again on this couch, sensitive subject, sensitive subject for me, right? I drew a line in the sand a long time ago with this,\u201d Martin said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no apology ever that as an adult that I would accept for this\u2026 Had I saw it back then, we would\u2019ve had this conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin said he confronted the employee to keep \u201cthe same energy\u201d because the employee publicly disrespected him. <\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t ever be in my presence ever again is what I want.\u201d <\/p>\n

During a separate livestream posted to his Instagram feed, Martin further explained his decision to confront the employee on the show, saying he was defending those who\u2019ve been teased for stuttering.<\/p>\n

Martin, who played for the New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn), Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks, announced his retirement from basketball in 2015.<\/p>\n

He was the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Nets, and went on to be named an All-Star in 2004.<\/p>\n

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