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JR Smith - when you're in Utah people shout the "N" word.

My2Cents said:
From his interview in GQ magazine. https://www.gq.com/story/jr-smith-cleveland-cavs-always-open



Serious question. Has anyone ever heard the "N" word at a Jazz game? He talks like it's a common thing. I call B*** S***.
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Never heard it and I'm pretty damn sure he is full of ****.
I mean ain't no white people at a jazz game yelling the N-word. That would take huge balls to yell. Other fans around you would get upset about it too.

There are a few black people living in utah that go to jazz games and since they are black they are allowed to yell that word.
Maybe he heard black people yelling it at him
 
King Cy said:
Let's be honest, it makes sense it would happen more at the Jazz arena. We all watch teh games, and we all know there are very few black people or people of color in the stands.
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That's why it would be less likely at jazz games.
Black people use the N word way more than white people. Especially in public
 
phippsj said:
Jason Richardson and Stephen Jackson complained about this when they were on the Warriors playing against the Jazz. I think it was 2008. Kevin Durant implied racist remarks in 2013, although did not explicitly say it. Back in 2007 when the Hawks played the Jazz, Steve Holman was doing an interview and recorded a Jazz fan in the background saying multiple racist comments.

I'm sure this stuff happens at every NBA arena. Utah is just going to get extra scrutiny. I also doubt that it happens on a massive scale. But truth is multiple NBA players have said this about Utah multiple times. In fact I recall a few years back the team tried to investigate an incident, and Jazz players stated they did not hear anything.

Now, let's be clear. I am not saying that Utah Jazz fans are racist or make racist remarks. I am saying that players who come to this arena have publicly said that they have heard racist remarks while playing in this building.
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I remember seeing that OKC game on TV and the aftermath(comments afterwards) and being convinced something racist was said.
 
PG_AB said:
I remember seeing that OKC game on TV and the aftermath(comments afterwards) and being convinced something racist was said.
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I am inclined to believe that as well. But I have serious doubt about JR Smith's claims.
 
I've probably been to over a hundred games sitting 4th row behind the basket. I've never heard it or anything similar.
 
Siro said:
Just because Utah is made up mostly of people of discolor doesn't mean it's any more socially acceptable here,
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White people are more comfortable saying the word when they aren't around black people. As a white person, I have observed that first hand. They feel safer saying it. I'm in no way saying that this happens at Utah games, cuz I haven't been. I wouldn't be surprised though. I have heard people say some pretty stupid stuff at games when they have had too much to drink.
 
King Cy said:
White people are more comfortable saying the word when they aren't around black people. As a white person, I have observed that first hand. They feel safer saying it. I'm in no way saying that this happens at Utah games, cuz I haven't been. I wouldn't be surprised though. I have heard people say some pretty stupid stuff at games when they have had too much to drink.
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Among their peers! White people are not comfortable saying that in public in front of a thousand strangers. That is absurd!
 
King Cy said:
Tell that to the Eagle's WR who was yelling it a country concert.
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Fine. People in Utah casually shout the word ****** at the top of their lungs like it's no big thing. I don't know why I'm even debating such nonsense. :rolleyes:
 
This is JR ****ing Smith. He probably heard it in NY from a NY fan that was fed up with him and generalized it to Utah or some idiotic thing like that.
 
JR is just being a drama queen. If racism were rampant at games reporters would be all over the area with mics because they would get mad traffic. Reporting racism=instant attention. I have only heard two white guys say the n word in my entire life in Utah. I have always had black neighbors both in Utah and in Vegas. I have never witnessed them being subject to racist remarks. If we believe all the reports in this thread, it happens at 0.5% of Jazz games.

Contrast this comment with Dwill saying UT is better than NYC for families. Would he really say that if there were rampant hate everywhere?
https://dailycaller.com/2014/09/03/nba-star-says-utah-better-than-nyc-for-raising-families/

I'm not saying that there is no racism, I'm just saying I have only heard two people tell bad jokes and never witnessed a black person receive racist remarks. The tiny percentage of the population that is racist are too big of cowards to put it out in public, because they know how much the rest of the world disagrees with them.

The response to this thread is proof of how frustrated we get to be stereotyped and judged.
 
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