Mike Krzyzewski Apologizes For Lecturing Oregon Player, Lying About It

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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has apologized to Dillon Brooks and Dana Altman for the comments he made to Brooks following Oregon’s win over Duke on Thursday.

In a statement released by Duke, Krzyzewski said he’s sorry for taking attention away from Brooks, and Oregon, which faces Oklahoma tonight in the Final Four.

Here’s his statement:

“Today, I spoke with Oregon head coach Dana Altman and apologized to him for my remarks to Dillon Brooks following our game,” Krzyzewski said in his statement. “It is not my place to talk to another team’s player and doing so took the focus away from the terrific game that Dillon played.

“In the postgame press conference, I reacted incorrectly to a reporter’s question about my comment to Dillon. Clearly, the story that night was about Oregon advancing to the Elite Eight, and the outstanding game they played. I sincerely hope I did not create a distraction for Coach Altman and his team at this critical time of year. Certainly, I have the utmost respect for the Oregon program and their tremendous accomplishments.”

Krzyzewski apparently didn’t like the way Brooks acted after hitting a three-pointer in the dying seconds of Oregon’s win. In the handshake line, Krzyzewski was seen speaking to Brooks. Brooks said that Krzyzewski told him he was too good for antics like that. Brooks agreed, however the conversation caught fire after Krzyzewski denied the conversation.