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Sportswriter Bob Ryan Ethers Mark Jackson, Calls Him "Bible-Pounding Phony"

You may have to bathe in holy water after reading this.

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Legendary sportswriter Bob Ryan called into Dan LeBatard's ESPN radio show today and tore into former Warriors head coach Mark Jackson. If your remember, Jackson got himself into some trouble for saying Steph Curry is hurting basketball during a broadcast of the NBA's Christmas Day games.

So when the topic of the Warriors' success came up, the former Boston Globe columnist had this to say:

As if that ether wasn't enough, Ryan poured salt in the wound after LeBatard called him out for his savagery by dropping these gems:

Bob Ryan needs Jesus, good Lord. His statements were so vicious, ESPN's Amin Elhassan damn near fell out of his chair.

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