12/23/2016 6:30 AM PST
EXCLUSIVE
Stephen Jackson just went in on George Karl — claiming the guy was straight “out of line” when he criticized Carmelo Anthony and Kenyon Martin for not having a father figure in their lives.
Then he fired this shot — “George Karl’s son probably wouldn’t have made it to the NBA if he wasn’t a coach. He would have never got the opportunity.”
FYI, George Karl’s son is Coby Karl — who was undrafted out of college but played for a handful of NBA teams from 2007 to 2010.
Jackson never played for George Karl — but as a player who grew up without a father, he’s clearly offended by Karl’s comments in his new book in which he writes:
“Kenyon and Carmelo carried two big burdens: all that money and no father to show them how to act like men.”
Jackson says if those comments came from a RESPECTED coach like Gregg Popovich, people wouldn’t be so outraged … but since Karl didn’t make an effort to help his players, he shouldn’t speak on the matter.
