White guys aren't allowed payback after black players hit them with dirty shots in the nba; this play and reaction (or lack thereof) of the refs and announcers are yet another example

By Jerry PDX
sunday, november 23, 2025 at 3:50:00 p.m. est

White guys aren't allowed payback after black players hit them with dirty shots in the nba; this play and reaction (or lack thereof) of the refs and announcers are yet another example

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8NBnzUDeM_0

I see this sort of thing happen in the nba quite often. black players may get penalized for the more overt stuff, which they do way more often the Whites, but the little stuff they do often gets ignored by the refs.

In this case the black guy blocked the shot but followed through and snapped Sheppard's head back with a hard sweeping blow to the head, then an angry Sheppard, for good reason, hooked the black guy's foot and tripped him. That head shot was completely unnecessary, but you know it was deliberate because the black guy briefly stood over Sheppard taunting him, so you could tell it was a "I got one on you, Whitey" shot. Then when an understandably PO'd Sheppard tried to get a little payback, the black guy let him know: "I can do sh*t to you, Whitey, but don't you dare do anything back."

Interestingly, and not surprisingly, the White commentators immediately took the black guys side, but the black commentator was the one who pointed out that the black guy hit Sheppard first with a dirty shot. I don't think the White guys would have even noticed it, even though it was too obvious to miss. They just didn't want to see it. The refs are all in on this, calling a foul on Sheppard but somehow not noticing the blatant, and dangerous, blow to his head.