ESPN’s Lisa Salters Causes Stir With Comments on Nikola Jokic
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By Jimmy Traina 1. I’m going to do something that goes against all internet law: I’m not going to take a side and offer up a hot take on a current controversy. The backstory: Two days ago ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters did an interview on The Rich Eisen Show and talked about only now becoming familiar with Nikola Jokić since she’s covering the Lakers-Nuggets Western Conference finals series. Now, some of the things Salters said were definitely head scratching. But I also think she might be a victim here of people not understanding context. We all know the internet doesn’t do nuance well, …