WATCH: ESPN’s Redick, Perkins Have Fiery Exchange Over Claim Racism Rules NBA’s MVP Vote

NBA analyst J.J. Redick got into a fiery exchange with ESPN colleague Kendrick Perkins Tuesday after Perkins implied that white players are favored over black players in the league’s MVP voting.

Perkins had initially accused leading MVP candidate Nikola Jokić, an eight-year veteran who has already won the award twice, of “stat-padding,” then noted that since 1990, only Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and Jokić — all of whom are white — had won the MVP without finishing in the top 10 in scoring.

“What do those guys have in common?” Perkins asked. “I’ll let it sit there and marinate. You think about it. When it comes down to moving the goalposts for certain individuals to win it, again, is it Oochie Wally? Or is it One Mic? What

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