Former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky was criticized heavily on Thursday after he delivered a response to Damian Lillard, who told Yahoo! Sports he wouldn’t play for the Portland Trail Blazers if they were playing “meaningless” regular season games when the NBA returns.
In a segment on Get Up!, Orlovsky asked, “How can you sit there and go, ‘nope, I’m not going to play,’ but understand that there’s people out there that don’t have that choice? They have to go to work, and they have to go earn their money. I struggle with sitting here and going, you don’t come off — in some way — a spoiled and entitled brat by saying ‘I’m not gonna play.’”
Lillard responded on Twitter:
Entitled and spoiled? Mf watch yo mouth. My background , family, and character couldn’t be further FROM entitled and spoiled. I said what I said! https://t.co/yM30aU5xl2
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) May 28, 2020
You sat out ya whole career basically 🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/yM30aU5xl2
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) May 28, 2020
I’ve heard of one other occasion and it ain’t worth mentioning. https://t.co/Oq9Cio6mhn
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) May 28, 2020
Orlovsky did apologize for using “entitled and spoiled.”
No you’re right I was wrong to use that phrase at the end. That’s my bad. My comment started with saying I hope we all realize nothing is meaningless anymore. And if it’s about protecting loved ones-100%. I shouldn’t have said entitled or brat and that’s on me and my bad.
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) May 28, 2020
Go back on TV w @realskipbayless and tell all those viewers that. And tell skip I can answer his question as well “what have I done” since y’all got so much to say. And I don’t know either one of y’all. https://t.co/4EPHPyEnaB
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) May 28, 2020
And that’s why I told you I was wrong to say that. 100% on me and you have my public apology. I shouldn’t have said that. I can’t speak for anyone but me but I’m sorry, that’s my bad, and I was wrong.
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) May 28, 2020
Orlovsky backpedaled. And that led everyone on Twitter to make the same joke about the time he ran out of his own end zone for a safety in 2008.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OkR986LL4
When Dan Orlovsky saw Damian Lillard respond in the mentions pic.twitter.com/LLoHA2CzrY
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) May 28, 2020
This is Dan Orlovsky after calling Lillard an “entitled brat” pic.twitter.com/YshXHVM082
— The Italian Stallion (@GCincinnato_22) May 28, 2020
In honor of Dame Lillard ending Dan Orlovsky let’s look back at Dan’s career highlights pic.twitter.com/6uub9Aa3uR
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) May 28, 2020
This is the equivalent of Dan Orlovsky horrible take. pic.twitter.com/mnpQHJJby3
— KrispyFlakes (@KrispyFlakes2k) May 28, 2020
Hey, while Dan Orlovsky is trending in https://t.co/Mh4Eub9AB4, here is my favorite @danorlovsky7 clip of all time. I know you all have one too. pic.twitter.com/gn7iVwoBh7
— Quinn Brennan (@quinndaniel22) May 28, 2020
After Dame Lillard checked Dan Orlovsky I haven’t seen any backpeddle so far since…well Orlovsky
pic.twitter.com/Le2MIo6dBT— Lyle (@WalkWithLyle) May 28, 2020
Orlovsky walking back on his comments to Dame.https://t.co/11B2tZG2cj
— Brian (@BrianLeFevre) May 28, 2020
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