Early Thursday morning, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley shared her displeasure with a CBS Sports Minute encapsulation of one of her players from JRSportBrief. The CBS Sports Radio host has now apologized for his commentary.
During the vignette, the nationally syndicated host shared his stance that he was more excited for the NCAA Women’s Tournament than the men because of the star power provided by the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, before adding “and the giant Brazillian woman from South Carolina that knocks people over,” referring to South Carolina star Kamilla Cardoso. Cardoso was involved in a physical altercation at the end of the SEC Tournament Final Sunday and was ejected and subsequently suspended for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Staley took to X to criticize not only CBS Sports but also her local station, 107.5 The Game in Columbia, for airing the commentary.
“Never thought I’d hear one of my players described in such an offensive way. I’m not sitting this one out. Kamilla deserves an apology,” the Basketball Hall of Famer wrote.
After 107.5 The Game apologized, despite not being at fault for the situation, JRSportBrief did the same Thursday afternoon.
“This morning on an Audacy Sports Minute, as I was sharing my excitement for this year’s Women’s NCAA Tournament and watching some of the game’s brightest stars, I referred to University of South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso by only her height and ethnicity. I genuinely regret my words, and I sincerely apologize to Kamilla, her family, and the University of South Carolina,” the CBS Sports Radio host wrote in a statement on X. “She deserves better. I will learn from this and be better going forward.”
