Kenny Smith Defends Rapper Meek Mill Over Kobe Bryant Controversy

It has been greater than a 12 months because the world was struck by the tragic dying of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant, alongside along with his daughter Gianna, had been two of the 9 fatalities within the tragic helicopter crash.

Just lately, rapper Meek Mill triggered a stir amongst basketball followers all around the globe. In a now deleted submit in Genius, Mill had included a few insensitive strains in an unreleased single. In accordance with TMZ, the rapper had these strains in regards to the Laker nice.

“Yeah, and if I ever lack, I’m goin’ out with my chopper, it’s one other Kobe,”

Understandably, this didn’t bode properly with a number of basketball followers who accused the rapper of being slightly insensitive and disrespectful in the direction of Bryant. After a flurry of public outrage, the rapper additionally replied again to the backlash.

In a contemporary tweet, Mill accused folks of being swept away by the narrative.

Kenny Smith provides Meek Mill a move for controversial Kobe Bryant line

2-time NBA champion and NBA analyst Kenny Smith lately defended the controversial rapper. In a contemporary interview with TMZ Sports activities, Smith stated that he would give a move to Mill for the controversial lyrics.

“I’m a Meek Mill fan. I do know that he’s an enormous, not simply enormous basketball fan, enormous Kobe fan. So no matter he says, I’m at all times gonna give him a move.

“I’m at all times gonna give Meek a move. Individuals are delicate about it. All of us are. In Los Angeles all people’s delicate about you realize, Kobe everytime you speak about him.”

He added, “However uh, you realize, I at all times give Meek the good thing about the doubt as a result of he has performed rather a lot for the neighborhood. He has a observe report that speaks fairly lengthy. I’m fairly constructive of what he did within the final 12 months so we’re gonna give him a move on this.”

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It stays to be seen whether or not the rapper will launch his track. Regardless of that, this newest fiasco has made Meek Mill a controversial determine amongst basketball followers all around the globe.