JJ Redick Responds To Accusation Of Calling Halleemah Nash The N-Word At Duke

JJ Redick has been accused of calling a Black woman the n-word while a student at Duke University. a woman named Halleemah Nash took to X/Twitter revealing her claims that Redick was racist towards her. Nash, who stated that she worked for the school’s basketball team, claims that the then Duke men’s basketball star player called her the n-word to her face. “I’ve only been called the n-word to my face by a white man once in my life, and it was on the campus of Duke University while I was doing work with the basketball team,” Nash typed on the social media platform. “And today he was named the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. What a world.”“ For context, this was years ago, and I’m a believer that we all have space to grow—especially from our college-level maturity. We live in a world where these exchanges happen and the intersection of race and privilege and lack of accountability all collided w/that presser,” she added. Redick and his team former player’s refuted Nash’s claims, saying, “No, it never happened.”JJ Redick was an iconic player in Duke University lore, playing for the school from 2002 to 2006. Halleemah Nash’s time with the team overlaps with JJ’s, as she worked and studied at the university from 2002-2005. 

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