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ESPN’s Darren Rovell tweets Racism Has Nothing to Do With Serena Williams Being No. 2 In Endorsement Money

Serena Williams
Serena Williams

ESPN sports business reporter Darren Rovell is somewhat of a polarizing figure, in that he does and says a lot of things that people disagree with. From his laughable reporting on sneaker resellers to his random tweets that seem to be hocking a company’s product more than reporting on it, Rovell is more of a hate-follow on social media than anything.

Rovell stuck his toes in some testy waters tonight when he tweeted about Serena Williams, denying that race and/or racism has anything to do with Maria Sharapova, a player Williams has completely dominated during their careers, making more money in endorsements than Williams.

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