re: When players get suspended/benched and coaches refuse to give any info they add drama

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Regardless of NIL, these are still student athletes. This isn’t the pros.

No one answers to you. If you dont like it, take a hike.

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well this is basketball at a big-time basketball school (and now players are getting paid) and this issue involves the best player on the national championship team.

True, we may not be entitled to all information, but this is entertainment paid for by fans. When an elite player isn't playing, it's reasonable to want to know why.

Are we entitled to that info? No.

But the OP is correct that when no info is given, it invites speculation, which brings out all kinds of crazy ideas.

Why not give a general reason, without divulging private details?

Hell, teams give injury reports all the time about a player being out of the game.