Howard Stern Mad That NBA Players Greet Black Celebrities Courtside, but Not Him (Po’ Thang)

Howard Stern and his wife seated courtside at a New York Knicks game next to comedian Tracy Morgan
Howard Stern and his wife seated courtside at a New York Knicks game next to comedian Tracy Morgan (Getty Images)

*Howard Stern is in his feelings over seeing how Black NBA players don’t acknowledge him when he sits courtside, but they have no hesitation in dapping up Black celebrities who are seated next to him.

“The Knicks have been very kind to me,” he said during Monday’s broadcast of The Howard Stern Show. “They put me right in the front row. That’s when I knew I was famous. When I, you know, I have courtside, they put me courtside and the Black players won’t come over and say hello to me, but they go over to Spike Lee.”

Stern said the hoopers greet all of the Black celebrities seated alongside him in the front row, but never him.

“They don’t acknowledge you at all?” asked co-host Robin Quivers.

“No. I’ll be sitting next to Tracy Morgan or Chris Rock. You know, they seat you where they seat you. And a lot of times when I’m there, I’m next to Tracy Morgan, who is so funny. And he’s sitting there and like, a couple of the players will come over. They like give him that bro shake and stuff. And I’m like — these guys should hug me too. I mean, what am I? I grew up in a Black neighborhood, you know what I mean? I mean they should know that. But I get ignored,” Stern said.

Howard Stern and Chris Rock seated courtside at a New York Knicks game
       Howard Stern and Chris Rock seated courtside at a New York Knicks game (Getty Images)

“You think it’s a racial thing? I’m sure they talk to some white people,” Quivers said.

“No, not that I saw. I want them to. I want them to talk to me,” Stern said. “I want them to come up and go, ‘Hey Howard, fan of the show or something.’ I don’t get that. And, you know who comes up to me sometimes — the referees. White guys and Black guys, they’ll come up to me, white referees and Black. Like, ‘Hey Howard, hey.’ But yeah, a lot of the white referees. So I’m like, oh, is everything racial now? Can I get a shout-out from some of the players?”

Stern continued: “I just get upset. I’m like, you know, fame to me is very important. I’ll admit it. I like people to recognize me.”
“They might be recognizing you. Just not speaking to you,” Quivers said.

“Yeah, maybe they don’t like me. I don’t know,” Stern said. “I’d like to think it’s a white thing, not my personality. I hope it’s racial. That’s all.”

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