ESPN/De Le Batard Show
For several years, Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable was a staple of ESPN’s daytime program. Le Batard and his father would rant and ramble on several topics in the sports world, joined by several other ESPN personalities. One of those personalities was Bomani Jones, who now seemingly has a bone to pick with Le Batard.
Jones, who left ESPN for HBO in 2022, made a recent appearance on The Matt Jones Show where he discussed his time working with Le Batard, and his comments didn’t exactly shine a positive light on his former cohost.
Bomani Jones Says That He Was Put On ‘Highly Questionable’ To Serve A Purpose
“I think I served that purpose for Dan Le Batard, in many ways,” Jones said. “But it was, in part, also because I think Dan was very fascinated by the idea that a Black person could be this smart … I think Dan couldn’t believe that this happened. It was like, ‘Wow, look at that fish riding a bicycle.’ And to be fair to him, he lives in Miami. He don’t see no smart people at all, let alone Black ones.”
Jones then talked about his hesitance to speak for all black people when asked for his perspective on a story.
“White people don’t realize this, that there’s a tendency to take the Black person you know, and that Black person be the spokesperson for all Black people,” he explained. “And I can’t speak for all of them.”
His latter point is extremely valid and something that happens to all minorities. But the shot at Le Batard was one that nobody saw coming, and fans of both Jones and Le Batard weren’t particularly happy with it.
I used to be a huge Bomani fan. Subscribe to all his shows and everything. But I started to notice his attacks on black men. And he’d only point out his own blackness when it was convenient. Being a LeBetard fan til this day, I know Dan gone be hurt by this. Bomani is wack asf. https://t.co/VoF2cW6QOc
— 🥷🏾Name🥷🏾 (@ReggieDontCare) May 23, 2025
This is a slap in the face for someone whom literally shared his platform with an unknown when he for damn sure didn’t have to!! I mess with bomani but damn smh 🤦🏽♂️
— Jamil Bell (@CuminMarkus) May 23, 2025
Ultimately, Le Batard is a big boy. He can defend himself if he chooses to do so. But it sure feels like a highly unnecessary shot at a person who, at least from the public point of view, has always been extremely supportive of Jones and his career.