The head coach of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team said that her players have been called “monkeys.” Furthermore, she wants the media to treat her team fairly, even though she herself promoted and stood by false claims of racism made against Brigham Young University fans.
Coach Dawn Staley made the comments at a press conference after her team lost to the University of Iowa in the Final Four.
Staley previously canceled a game against BYU after Duke University volleyball player Rachel Richardson claimed that fans called her racial slurs while playing against the Mormon school.
"We're not bar fighters. We're not thugs. We're not monkeys. We're not street fighters. ... So watch what you say when you're in public and you're talking about my team in particular."
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) April 1, 2023
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had a message for the media. pic.twitter.com/4Y6WL3T8MX