Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco have created a late-night sports talk livestream empire with Nightcap. The show recently added former NBA star Joe Johnson, and since that time, the show has continued to explode in popularity.
Unfortunately, the show has experienced some hiccups in recent months. During last night's livestream, Sharpe revealed that it has been a struggle to secure guests for his show. As Sharpe alleges, it's all because agents have advised their clients to avoid Nightcap and even Club Shay Shay.
Sharpe believes it all has to do with a conversation he and Chad Ochocinco had last year. This conversation was centered around the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Sharpe alluded to the fact that you can't criticize Israel without facing public scrutiny. The NFL Hall of Famer states that those comments angered agents around the sports world, which subsequently led to his show being blackballed.
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This conversation was sparked by the situation involving Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and Robert Kraft. Sharpe believes there are some who are okay with freedom of speech when it comes to speaking negatively about black people. However, once Israel is involved, it becomes a major problem that needs to be tackled.
Ochocinco chimed in, saying that despite the blackballing, the show is going to be just fine. He's not wrong, especially when you consider how Nightcap gets hundreds of thousands of views every single episode. When it comes to late-night sports talk television, there is no show doing it better.
Ultimately, the Israel/Palestine conflict is a sensitive issue that has brought about strong opinions and even strong polarization. The situation described by Shannon Sharpe is yet another example of that in action.
