Kenyon Martin on 'Undisputed': George Karl disrespected my mom, single mothers
In his new book, "Furious George," former NBA head coach George Karl holds nothing back — including his opinion on his time as head coach of the Denver Nuggets with Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin and J.R. Smith, among others.
Karl's comments, in which he calls Anthony a "user of people," says Martin was a "spoiled brat," and states that he had trouble relating to the two because of their different upbringings, elicited very different reactions from the players in question. Melo took the high road, telling reporters that anything Karl says is irrelevant, while Martin responded with a series of tweets Thursday calling his former coach "selfish, unhappy," and cowardly.
On Friday, Martin's response to Karl continued on FS1's Undisputed, where he told Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe that Karl had disrespected his mother with his words:
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"For me, like I said, it's very personal, because in my opinion — well, not my opinion, it is what it is. You're taking a shot at my mom. You're taking a shot at the way she raised me, and at other single mothers out there, you're taking a shot at them. Not only me and Melo, but other single mothers.
"I turned out well. My mother was my mother and my father. So for you to say that, you disrespected her. So I'm here to stand up for here. Like, I'm gonna be fine. But you don't say that I wasn't fathered, and that's why I act like this, and making this money, and 'AAU babies,' like, no. I'm none of that. I'm a grown man, I address situations as they are. So I'm here to defend my mother in that aspect."
