Stephen Jackson faces backlash for defending DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts

Former NBA player Stephen Jackson, who has so far been a leading voice in protests against death of his friend George Floyd, was on receiving end of some heavy criticism from fans on Wednesday. former NBA champion face backlash from fans after he defended DeSean Jackson for his anti-Semitic posts. Stephen Jackson posted a video mess to Instagram (it has w been deleted) to say DeSean Jackson was "speaking truth" with his social media posts and was "educating himself."

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DeSean Jackson anti-Semitic posts: What did DeSean Jackson say?

DeSean Jackson anti-Semitic posts created a major controversy this week after Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver posted an anti-Semitic quote attributed to Adolf Hitler. quote said white Jews 'will blackmail America. (y) will extort America, ir plan for world domination won't work if Negroes kw who y were.'  Eagles wide receiver also shared a couple of posts to Instagram where he expressed admiration for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, whom Anti-Defamation League has identified as anti-Semitic. DeSean Jackson has since deleted posts.

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33-year-old was condemned by NFL as well as Eagles, who called  DeSean Jackson anti-Semitic posts as "offensive, harmful and absolutely appalling." wide receiver n issued two separate apologies to social media and even promised to educate himself and be better. 

Stephen Jackson anti-Semitic controversy, defending DeSean Jackson

Stephen Jackson posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday where he said: "So I just read a statement that Philadelphia Eagles posted regarding DeSean Jackson's comments. He was trying to educate himself, educate people, and he's speaking truth. Right? He's speaking truth."

Amid outr from fans on social media, Stephen Jackson doubled down on his previous comments with ar post:

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 Stephen Jackson anti-Semitic controversy soon captured attention of Showtime, sponsors of Jackson's 'All Smoke' podcast. Showtime issued a statement to New York Post where it stated: “We are aware of Stephen Jackson’s recent statements. Regardless of his intentions, Stephen’s comments were hurtful and inconsistent with values espoused by this network."

On Wednesday, former NBA player apologised for his comments stating he should have been clearer with his words. Stephen Jackson insisted he does t support anti-Semitism, r did he refer to Adolf Hitler or DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic comments while addressing issue. "I could've changed those words, but people that kw me - my Jewish friends that I talked to today - y kw that last thing I was spewing was to defend Hitler or any or post," he told CNN.

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(Im Credits: Stephen Jackson, DeSean Jackson Instagram)