You now have all three major college basketball coaches slamming your transphobic bullshit, by the way...
ESPN reports this morning that Mike Krzyzewski called the HB2 anti-trangender bill "embarrassing".
This statement even made more clear as Albany University, with respect to a New York ban on all non-essential public-funded travel to North Carolina, cancelled the November 12 matchup with Duke, which probably would've resulted in a significant payday to Albany (to lose by dozens of points) for the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. Marist University of New York is seen as an alternate, but, as a private school, they are not affected by the governmental ban.
Neither is ACC partner Syracuse, for the same reason.
Other comments from the ESPN report:
Duke AD Kevin White: "It's most unfortunate. As an institution, if not personally, we have
gone on the record indicating that our state position on this [HB2] is
very troubling, if not embarrassing."
Mark Gottfried, coach of North Carolina State: ""I'm against any law that allows discrimination, whether that's based on
race, gender, sexual orientation," Gottfried told USA Today Sports. "I
don't understand how someone can support this. I think the people at NC
State, we believe in inclusion. Being a resident of the state, for me
and my family, it's been frustrating.""
Gottfried has also all-but-admitted that HB2 has cost him recruits from outside North Carolina.
Roy Williams, though not quoted, is also opposed to the bill.
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