No. 14 Creighton suspends basketball coach for ‘plantation’ remark

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Creighton University has indefinitely suspended basketball coach Greg McDermott for using racially insensitive language while addressing the team after a game last weekend.

Athletic director Bruce Rasmussen said he and university president the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson met with senior administrators Thursday to determine disciplinary action against McDermott.

“Coach McDermott and the team have accepted that, effective immediately, he is suspended for all team activities, including Saturday’s home season finale against Butler.” The university statement announcing the suspension did not specify how long McDermott would be suspended. Creighton athletic spokesman Rob Anderson told The Associated Press no end date has been set.“Coach McDermott and our athletics program must use this incident as an opportunity for growth and learning, as clearly more work needs to be done.”on Tuesday, acknowledged saying: “Guys, we got to stick together. We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation.

McDermott, who is white, said he immediately recognized he had made an “egregious mistake” and addressed with his team his use of a term evocative of slavery and the antebellum South. In a statement, the university called McDermott’s language “deplorable” and said it was inconsistent with the private Jesuit school’s values and commitment to creating a welcoming environment.

 

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Is the term 'ignorant dumbass' too harsh to use here?!?

Disgusting

Well tbh- that’s exactly what systemic racism adherents wants black peopks to do - he’s saying the quiet part out loud — Republican leaders get away with it - that’s the difference

Right thing to do.

Keep being racist 🐖’s, one day when you have nothing and are nothing you will learn empathy!

The right thing to do.

I have NEVER heard the phrase “stay on the plantation. I can’t have anyone leaving the plantation.” But I’m sure Greg here would never fix his thin lips to mention Auschwitz. We see youuuu 🙃

Some people are really f*cking stupid, and then there is Greg McDermott.

WillMcAvoyACN When are white men gonna understand it only worked for Drumpf.

I have no idea why that word would instantly come to mind. He was trying to inspire them, I assume, but he failed miserably!😖

Did he call the Neanderthals?

Hood

Of all the things he could have said .. he chose that 😳

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