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Texas Tech Basketball Coach Suspended For ‘Racially Insensitive Comment’

The comment was used by coach Mark Adams during a speech to players in which "referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters."

  • Adams’ offensive comment, for which he has apologized, was allegedly a bible verse that upset a player.
  • The college said it suspended the men’s basketball coach for what it called “inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment.”
  • Athletic Director Kirby Hocut first issued Adams a written reprimand, then suspended him to conduct a “more thorough inquiry of Adams’ interactions with his players and staff.”
  •  The Red Raiders next and possible final game of the season is Wednesday against West Virginia in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

 

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