Coach K Roy Williams reiterate opposition to North Carolina bathroom bill

Hall of Fame college basketball coaches Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and Roy Williams of North Carolina reiterated their frustration and disgust with both the law and the lawmakers who won’t repeal it now, depriving a college basketball-obsessed state NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference championship events.

"I'm very sad, very disappointed about the whole thing, which apparently is something that's really, really hard to change,” Williams said Thursday. "But people in Greenville have been great.”

Krzyzewksi echoed the praise for the Greenville host community before taking more jabs at his home state’s legislature.

"They have the right to host it whether our state is smart enough to have it,” Krzyzewski said. "It shouldn't be a contest of one against another.

"It would be nice if our state got as smart and also would host not just basketball tournaments but concerts and other NCAA events. But maybe we'll get there in the next century, I don't know. We'll see.

"Look, it's a stupid thing. That's my political statement. If I was president or governor I'd get rid of it. And I'd back up my promises. As unusual as that might be. Anyway, I don't want to get too political.”

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