On the day when ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Jemele Hill returned from her suspension after making a Hitler joke, radio talk show host Don Imus might have provided material for her next column.

While discussing the story about Adam “Pacman” Jones wanting to drop his nickname on “Imus In The Morning,” anchor Warner Wolf told the 67-year-old talk show host that Jones had been arrested six times since he was drafted by Tennessee in 2005.

The following exchange happened:

“What color is he?”

“He’s African-American,” Wolf replied.

“Well, there you go,” Imus said. “Now we know.”

I’m sure you’re thinking here we go again.

An Activist Named Slickback, aka, Al Sharpton, has already issued a statement:

“I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes. Any use of stereotypes is always counterproductive. We will determine in the next day or so whether or not his remark warrants direct action on our part as we did in April of last year,” he said.

But before someone calls the National Association of Black Journalists to ask for his firing, let’s look back at what Hill said last week during a column about the Boston Celtics.

“Rooting for the Celtics is like saying Hitler was a victim. It’s like hoping Gorbachev would get to the blinking red button before Reagan.”

Hitler joke or Black joke (that you could probably back up with statistics)?

Both aren’t funny but shouldn’t be considered a big deal.

I’m going to take a guess and assume Hill won’t be on the front line calling for Imus’ firing this time around.

Update: Adam “Pacman” Jones has responded to the comments made by Don Imus.

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