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The cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys Trevon Diggs has cemented his status as one of the foundations of the Cowboys’ defense. Recently, the CB suffered a season-ending injury, which was a major blow for the team. Diggs’ knee got injured during practice on Thursday due to which he’ll miss the rest of the season. However, he saw the silver lining to the issue as he thought it was what God had planned for him.
It is a serious injury but not everyone has the same perspective. ESPN’s Bart Scott recently made a few remarks on the injured player which triggered the sports analyst Stephen A. Smith. Both their comments are circulating online, creating a separation amongst the fans depending upon their perspective.
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Fans reacted when Scott joked about Diggs’ injury
Since the cornerback Diggs; injury, people have been thinking a lot about the Cowboys’ future. Recently, the former football player, Bart, joked about Diggs’ injury, which might be too soon for him to be making jokes about. MLFootball posted about the situation on his X account. He captioned the post saying that his comments were disgusting and were not acceptable.
THIS IS DISGUSTING: ESPN analyst Bart Scott making a joke about Trevon Diggs season ending injury.
I don’t ever like to call for anyone’s job because we’ve all got family’s to support, but this is unacceptable.
(H/T @jasrifootball) pic.twitter.com/9J7aLm8pjA
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) September 22, 2023
Scott was featured on the show, ‘First Take’. The former player said, “Like Stephen A always says, just wait, something bad always happens.” To this Stephen A told him not to start joking about the injury as it’s a season-ending injury.
Fans also reacted to his comments. One said that we want an apology from him as this behavior is ‘Classless’.
Want an apology from him. Classless.
— Shawn MM (@spcSMill) September 22, 2023
Chris Dell also added that it didn’t sound like he was making a joke.
Didn’t sound like he was making a joke though
— Chris Dell 🧪 (@MaddJournalist) September 22, 2023
One more person chimed in and said that this joke was like a 3/10 at worst on the bad joke scale.
That’s like a 3/10 at worst on the bad joke scale. Relax.
— SaucedArod (@SaucedArod) September 22, 2023
Another fan added that as Scott doesn’t hold back his opinions, he’s not sure if it was a joke.
Are you sure it was a joke? Bart Scott doesn’t hold back his opinions
— franks_finds (@franks_finds) September 22, 2023
Another fan appreciated Stephen A and said that he checked him quickly.
Stephen A checked him quick…
— Marc Fernandez (@MarcFernandez) September 22, 2023
This news also reached the ears of Trevon’s brother, Stefon Diggs, who also responded to this situation.
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Stefon Diggs criticized Scott on his remarks about his brother
When the comments of ESPN’s Scott reached the wide receiver of the Buffalo Bills, he also commented about it. The player took to Twitter and tweeted saying, “Bart Scott. Like what did you gain from that? Other than looking like a 🤡.”
He criticized Scott when Scott featured on the show ‘First Take’. Fans also supported Stephen A Smith and did not take kindly to the joke told by Scott.
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What do you think of Scott’s joke? Was it too much? Let us know in the comments section below.
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