Justin Tatum, head coach of the Illawarra Hawks, slammed a report about departed import JaQuori McLaughlin after the team's big win.
The Hawks and McLaughlin mutually agreed to part ways on Friday, before the team defeated the Brisbane Bullets 116-89.
The report was false, and that young man was nothing but a pleasure for our organisation and in our locker room, on and off the court.
A source had claimed McLaughlin was a "cancer" in the locker room, but Tatum denied this.
Tatum's team secured their first win of the NBL26 season with a massive victory.
Author's summary: Coach Tatum denies false report about McLaughlin.