West Va. Coach Bob Huggins Faces Calls for Dismissal After Homophobic Slur
Twitter on Monday evening, saying he "will fully accept" any consequences for his use of a "completely insensitive and abhorrent phrase.""There are consequences for our words and actions, and I will fully accept any coming my way," he said. "I am ashamed and embarrassed and heartbroken for those I have hurt.
I must do better, and I will."pic.twitter.com/NzTCJKkqFINewsweek has reached out via email to representatives for WVU.The university's athletics department said in a statement that Huggins' comments were offensive and that the "situation is under review and will be addressed."Despite the public apology, some Twittter users called for Huggins to be ousted, saying his derogatory comments were indefensible and potentially career-ending."I wasn't going to address it without audio, but this is bad.
Bob Huggins has done a lot for WVU and college basketball and has been having a great offseason, but this is impossible to defend," sports reporter Mike Asti posted, while sharing an audio clip of Huggins' controversial interview.I wasn’t going to address it without audio, but this is bad.
Bob Huggins has done a lot for WVU and college basketball and has been having a great offseason, but this is impossible to defend.
