Has Josh Giddey gotten a pass from the media because he’s white?

A former NFL star has attacked ESPN’s coverage of allegations against the player as showing racial bias. But the reality of the matter is far from black and white

NBA player suspected of improper relationship with minor is the kind of headline that usually stops the press. But little about this curious case involving Josh Giddey has gone by the book.

For a tipoff, it was the league itself – not one of its sleepless scoop hounds – that broke the news over last week’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend that it was investigating allegations of an improper relationship between the Oklahoma City Thunder swingman and an underaged girl. In a social media post, a user said a girl who features prominently in photographs and videos with Giddey was as young as 15. Giddey turned 21 last month. “I’m dating Josh!” she screams in one snippet. “We don’t have to talk about it!”

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