Andrew Harrison Controversy

Tonight is the night of the National Championship game in college basketball. Duke up against Wisconsin in a match-up of two of the best teams, and two of the best coaches in the sport. This could go down as one of the all-time classic championship games, but lets talk about Kentucky. Well not exactly Kentucky, but comments that were made by one of Kentucky's star players this weekend. After the loss to Wisconsin Andrew Harrison was overheard using a racial slur when referring to Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky. This story was blown way out of proportion, which to be honest was not a surprise. Now, Harrison should not have said what he said on national television during the post-game press conference, but what he actually said was really not all that offensive. Anyone who has played basketball before, whether pick up or organized, knows that the "n word" is thrown around constantly by players, and not always in a negative way. Harrison clearly was just upset that his team lost, and that Kaminsky had a lot to do with it. So, when asked a question about Frank, Harrison responded naturally. Now, it is not how he should have responded on a national podium, but he later apologized and that is that. There should be nothing more made of these innocent comments, and anyone who does so is not conscious of what goes on day to day on any basketball court in the country.