re: Wisconsin athletes detail racial problems on campus and demand change

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I don't care if he's right or wrong here, but as his coach I would be absolutely furious. This statement reflects not only on him, but the rest of the team, the coaches, and the university. This will be nothing but a distraction.

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Greg Gard has talked at length about his players and social issues. This isn't the first time Nigel Hayes has spoken-out about race relations. In particular, at UW-Madison, it has been a controversial subject over the last year or two.

Bronson Koenig is Native-American and has gone to North Dakota to protest the pipeline. He is looked-up to in that community.

Nigel Hayes has been using his platform as the university's most well-known African-American to bring about discourse of race-relations on both a university and national level.

I disagree that it will be a distraction, especially given the Chancellor and Athletic Director's response to dozens of Wisconsin student-athletes tweeting this message.