Doug Gottlieb Gets Heat for Questioning Why Maria Taylor Has a Say in All-NBA Voting

Social media is criticizing FS1 radio host Doug Gottlieb for questioning why ESPN analyst Maria Taylor has a say in All-NBA team voting.

Sep 19, 2020
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Social media has been having its way with Fox Sports analyst Doug Gottlieb after he made insensitive and sexist comments on Saturday questioning why ESPN analyst and former player Maria Taylor has a vote in the All-NBA polling.

Why does Maria Taylor have a vote? Real question. She is a studio host/sideline reporter in her first year covering the NBA. She works a ton, not just on the league. No reason for her to have a vote https://t.co/Sy2M2jW9Pb

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) September 19, 2020

"Why does Maria Taylor have a vote? Real question," Gottlieb wrote in a response to a since-deleted tweet. "She is a studio host/sideline reporter in her first year covering the NBA. She works a ton, not just on the league. No reason for her to have a vote."

Taylor then responded to his tweet, saying that her playing experience and coverage of the league makes her more than qualified to deserve a vote.

Because I PLAYED basketball...I COVER the league. And I DESERVE everything I’ve worked hard for. https://t.co/JwLjk6dsb9

— Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor) September 19, 2020

Gottlieb's comments were likely sparked from Taylor forgetting to vote for Anthony Davis for any of the three All-NBA teams, something that she already owned up to and apologized for earlier today, calling it a "clear mistake."

Wow it’s been a long week. But if everyone would now like to take away my voter privileges because of a CLEAR mistake. Please feel free.

— Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor) September 19, 2020

Nonetheless, many in the sports and NBA community had Taylor's back, coming to support and defend her after Gottlieb's misogynistic comments. Check out what others had to say down below. 

The same energy y’all giving to Maria Taylor for her vote needs to be applied to Joe Cowley as well. Homie voted Patrick Beverley as DPOY and didn’t vote Ja Morant as ROY.

— Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) September 19, 2020

Folks are outrageous for attacking @MariaTaylor, who diligently covers the league, for accidentally omitting AD from her ballot.

If y’all wanna demand someone have their vote stripped, it’s the guy who submitted the ballot below, and clearly doesn’t watch the league closely. https://t.co/vXkOExnfgR

— nick wright (@getnickwright) September 19, 2020

Because she knows what she talking about ... and worked hard to get where she at... and hooped.... y’all really gotta stop trying @MariaTaylor its corny! https://t.co/p9g6pSIftB

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) September 19, 2020

Maria Taylor's ballot is terrible, there's no question about that.

However: When a guy makes a mistake, he makes a mistake. When a woman makes a mistake it’s because WE DON'T KNOW SPORTS.

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) September 19, 2020

I’ve learned this year there are some people you just don’t try/come at. @MariaTaylor is one of them.

Whatever it is I know this: she’s dang good at her work and she earns everything.

— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 19, 2020

Not for nothing: Maria Taylor was an all-state basketball player in high school in Georgia that was in the rotation for a 27-win Georgia team that made the Sweet 16 in 2007. That was while focusing on volleyball. She's more qualified to talk hoops than ~95% of people in media.

— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) September 19, 2020

Yes you do. And you don’t need to justify that to anyone.

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) September 19, 2020

 

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