The Cavaliers coach was forced to apologize to his players after he says he accidentally called them 'thugs' during a team meeting.
was forced to apologize to his players Wednesday after he says he accidentally called them"thugs" during a team meeting.
Here's the deal ... the 66-year-old was reportedly praising his Cleveland squad during a film session when he told them they were no longer"playing like a bunch of thugs.", players were"stunned" by their head coach's comment.brought the situation to his attention ... with the coach saying he meant to say"slugs," not"thugs."
"I didn't realize that I had said the word 'thugs,' but my staff told me later I did and so I must have said it," Beilein told Wojnarowski on Wednesday night."I meant to say slugs, as in slow-moving. We weren't playing hard before, and now we were playing harder. I meant it as a compliment." Beilein said he already had personally talked to eight of his players over the alleged mix-up, adding,"they are telling me that they understand."
It's been a rough start to Beilein's NBA coaching career ... after being hired this past offseason, the ex-Michigan coach has struggled to adapt to the pros.throughout his short tenure in Cleveland.
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