Coach K Held Private Meeting With Duke Students to Explain Story Behind Tuesday Night's Outburst
During Tuesday's win over the Pitt Panthers, Duke fans jeered opposing coach Jeff Capel, who used to play and coach for the Blue Devils. In response, Duke's head coach Mike Krzyzewski yelled at the fans, telling them to "shut up," as he is "one of us".
Coach K apparently did not understand exactly what they were saying, however, and felt bad about the way he handled the situation. In order to explain himself, Krzyzewski held a meeting with the Cameron Crazies to apologize.
JUST IN: Coach K held a surprise private 30-minute meeting in Cameron with tenters (undergrads sleeping out for the UNC game) this afternoon to apologize for last night’s incident and give more insight into what he thought happened. Story to come.
— Derek Saul (@derek_saul) January 29, 2020
Many coaches would've simply come up with an excuse as to why they were justified in the outburst. However, Coach K admitted he was wrong and apologized, albeit a day later.
To put it simply, Coach K believes that the fans should be cheering for their team, as opposed to jeering the opponents. Still, that's just not how college basketball student sections operate these days. It's not that simple.
Mike Krzyzewski screamed “Shut up!” and “He’s one of us” at the shocked students.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 29, 2020
Krzyzewski apologized for going over to the student section and said he misheard the chants, but was still clearly irritated with the Cameron Crazies.https://t.co/GYxk04hw0w
Even the live broadcast realized Krzyzewski was in the wrong for lambasting his own fans on Tuesday night, and after some serious consideration, Coach K came to the same conclusion.