Mike Krzyzewski says Jalen Rose’s recent comment that he considered black Duke players like Grant Hill “Uncle Toms” was insulting to everyone at the school.
The Duke coach was responding on a radio show Tuesday to a question about remarks made by Rose during a documentary about Michigan’s Fab Five teams, which went to two Final Fours in the early 1990s.
At first, Krzyzewski said he didn’t want to comment when asked about it on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, but he followed by saying people sometimes say things to get attention so they can sell their documentary.
He called Rose’s comment “a poor choice of words and very insulting to everyone at Duke,” including African-American students as well as players.
Hill criticized Rose’s comment on The New York Times website.
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