The Super Bowl will take place next Sunday between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks but instead of beefing up the war between the two teams, a dark cloud hangs over the league (yea another one). This time it’s Deflate Gate; the Patriots are accused of deflating their footballs prior to the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts in which they won 45-7. Everyone has been weighing in with their opinion including NBA color commentator Mark Jackson.
Mark Jackson says nothing like Deflate Gate would ever happen in the NBA because Adam Silver is a great commissioner unlike the NFL’s commissioner Roger Goodell.
The former Golden State Warriors head coach strongly believes the issues in the NFL trickle down from horrible leadership — and says the buck ultimately stops with Goodell. The league has saw a ton of controversy this season including domestic violence, child abuse and more.
“The issue is how poorly the Commissioner and the league is handling the entire situation [Deflate-gate],” Jackson says “It’s been a horrible year.”
“I think they’re doing a bad job as far as leadership in the National Football League.”
Jackson also says Goodell needs to pick his battles and from the video I’m guessing Mark doesn’t believe Deflate Gate should be one of them.
