Fox Sports analyst Robert Griffin III has responded to ESPN analyst Ryan Clark\u2019s comments about his marriage.<\/p>\n
On Monday\u2019s episode of The Pivot podcast, Clark targeted RG3 over the former NFL quarterback\u2019s opinions regarding the altercation between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese during Saturday\u2019s Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game. Specifically, Clark took issue with RG3\u2019s current and past marriages, both with white women.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen RG3 jumps onto the hate train or the angry train, it now follows what we saw from Keith Olbermann<\/a>, what we saw from Dave Portnoy<\/a>, as they poured onto Angel Reese to make her the villain, and Caitlin Clark heroic or hero story,\u201d Clark said. \u201cThe one thing we know about RG3 is he\u2019s not having conversations at his home about what Black women have to endure in this country. About what young Black women and athletes like Angel Reese have had to deal with being on the opposite side of Caitlin Clark\u2019s rise and ascension into stardom.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re RG3, when is the last time within your household you\u2019ve had a conversation about what [Angel Reese is] dealing with?\u201d Clark continued. \u201cYou haven\u2019t been able to do that because in both of your marriages, you\u2019ve been married to white women.\u201d<\/p>\n Monday evening, RG3 issued a lengthy response on social media.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a line you don\u2019t cross in life and Ryan Clark sprinted past it.<\/p>\n Ryan Clark didn\u2019t like my take on Angel Reese hating Caitlin Clark. That\u2019s fine. Disagreement is part of the game. But instead of debating my point, he personally attacked me and my family. That shows how\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YDisnkvpMQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a line you don\u2019t cross in life and Ryan Clark sprinted past it. <\/p>\n \u201cRyan Clark didn\u2019t like my take on Angel Reese hating Caitlin Clark. That\u2019s fine. Disagreement is part of the game. But instead of debating my point, he personally attacked me and my family. That shows how low of person he is. <\/p>\n \u201cI gave a sports opinion: I said Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark, based on repeated, visible actions on the court and in press conferences. I backed it up with five separate examples from the game of basketball because that\u2019s what I do. I analyze sports. I stay in the arena. <\/p>\n \u201cJust because Angel Reese is Black doesn\u2019t mean that her game and actions can not be critiqued. <\/p>\n \u201cA Black man or woman is not restricted from giving a sports opinion on another Black man or woman just because you don\u2019t like it. <\/p>\n \u201cEveryone can give their opinion on everyone no matter what color they are. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got to be better in this space. Debate the game. Don\u2019t play with people\u2019s families. Because if you need to cross that line and attack the person and their family instead of the point just to win an argument, then you already lost. <\/p>\n \u201cRyan Clark said I don\u2019t understand the struggles of Black women because I\u2019m married to a white woman. That\u2019s wrong and way out of bounds. <\/p>\n \u201cHe suggested I don\u2019t value my wife as the woman I love, protect and raise a family with but only value her because of the color of her skin. That\u2019s wrong and way out of bounds. <\/p>\n \u201cHe implied that he, a man who has never sat at our dinner table, values my wife and knows my marriage better than I do. That\u2019s wrong and way out of bounds. <\/p>\n \u201cHe dismissed my Blackness because I have a different opinion about Angel Reese than he does. That\u2019s wrong and way out of bounds. <\/p>\n \u201cHe claimed that I\u2019m not having conversations about the struggles of Black women in my own home because my wife is white. That\u2019s wrong and way out of bounds. <\/p>\n \u201cWe also raise Black daughters together and don\u2019t teach them to hate people or disqualify their opinions based on the color of their skin. <\/p>\n \u201cHe claimed that I want to appeal to a certain audience. The only audience I\u2019m focused on is the audience of one, God. I support all people, not some people. <\/p>\n \u201cMy support is not based on the color of someone\u2019s skin, but the content of their character. <\/p>\n \u201cMy sports opinions are not based on the color of someone\u2019s skin, but from what I see and my experience as a player and analyst. <\/p>\n \u201cLet me be clear. It is wildly inappropriate, wrong and extremely low to weaponize and attack a person\u2019s wife, marriage and their family because you disagree with a sports take. <\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t make it personal with Angel Reese. I didn\u2019t drag her family. I didn\u2019t question her soul. I spoke about basketball. <\/p>\n \u201cBut Ryan? You crossed the line. You made it personal and some. <\/p>\n \u201cThere should be no space in Sports Media for personal attacks and wives and children are alway [sic] off limits. You attacked me and my family in a public forum on a level that shows how low of a person you are. <\/p>\n \u201cDisagree with me all you want. Challenge my take. But keep my family and wife out of it. That\u2019s a boundary that should always be respected. <\/p>\n \u201cRyan Clark personally attacking me and my family personally over a sports opinion is cowardly, spineless, and weak. <\/p>\n \u201cRyan Clark personally attacking me and my family personally over a sports opinion is a bad look for ESPN and for him as a man.\u201d<\/p>\n Interestingly, in the last line of his statement, RG3 mentions Clark\u2019s statement being a \u201cbad look for ESPN.\u201d While Clark\u2019s comments towards RG3 were made on his own podcast, outside of ESPN platforms, the former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back holds a prominent role on ESPN, making frequent appearances on the network\u2019s studio shows.<\/p>\n Clark wasted no time in responding to RG3\u2019s social media post with one of his own.<\/p>\n Bruh you know what it is with me and you! I saved you the entire season on MNF. I urged people to let you be you. No matter how corny, how bad a teammate you were I had your back. What did you do? Invite someone on your show you know I don\u2019t fool with to ask questions about me,\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/DVowpagZFk<\/a><\/p>\n