DP reflects on the passing of Bob Knight

[@johnfrancis1086]

Coach Knight took the time to visit my aunt in the hospital. She had cancer, and he took the time to visit with her and offered Courtside seats, behind the bench, when she was able. It was one of the best days of her life!!

[@jim2376]

Great story. Great gesture by Coach Knight.

[@nachobroryan8824]

Sounds like he did that sort of thing quite a bit behind the scenes to make sure he wasn't doing it to draw attention to himself.

[@jefferybrockman3252]

I had a friend that coach visited in the hospital .. he said he would visit if it was discreet.. he showed as promised

[@Payton3434]

Doesn’t excuse all the times he was an asshole.

[@alwaysmiserable]

Bobby Knight's supporters sure like to remind everyone else of his good deeds. It's almost as if his actions couldn't speak for themselves.

[@rayscottakaLurch]

Dan Patrick is the best sports guy to have graced our presence in the last 30+ years. A professional and a fan of sports. Bravo DP!

[@broadcasttttable]

I pretty much agree. Don't care for some of the "towel snapping" he does with the Danettes, but, god-love-him, he asks short, succinct questions of guests that I would like to ask, and he listens to the answers. Rare.

[@toddm9501]

Nope. Don't be fooled. Depending on a persons politics. It's all good if you're a dem. If you're a republican, then old dan suddenly has tough questions and comments.

[@rayscottakaLurch]

@@toddm9501nah that’s his old partner Keith Oberman.

[@mtadams2009]

@@toddm9501I thought we were talking about sports? Can we not keep the two separate?

[@scottpeters8640]

@@rayscottakaLurch While DP is not anywhere near what Olberman is and was, he still allows his politics to be obvious a little too often. I really like DP, but I really wish he could keep that stuff out of the sports show.

[@merrittorius]

DP, your understanding of him needing to go back and the fan base wanting it was more than warranted. In a world of chasing views and the like, that was a noble effort. I applaud you for it. RIP Coach

[@Hickybill]

I think he was the best college basketball coach ever. Indiana were the Marines of College basketball. He made sure every kid went to class and did their work. He taught them how to play as a team. The kids who went through his program loved him. He was preparing them for life not just basketball.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

Its Wooden or K

[@lindyfrank5342]

ever? if that's the best coach ever let's not let kids play sports...what an ass...

[@DustyTail]

^ haha As a Hoosier I like Hoosier coach Wooden. But not a chance in hell is he or K anywhere near the detailed brilliant coach as Bob. Just look at the talent depth particularly wooden had over his years. NBA MVP’s and all stars the two had playing for them throughout their careers. It’s in the dozens. Dozens! Bob Knight . Meh he had maybe 5 all star first rounders and 1 MVP Isaiah. Wooden flat out cheated in recruiting, and there’s a little sketchy stuff from K if your honest. Bob Integrity to max. Nothing even ever fishy. Bob=GOAT

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

@@DustyTail i guess if knight was a better coach he would have had mvp and all star caliber players. Wooden, K, Dean Smith…better coaches

[@NiceBlue101]

@@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point sorry, you don’t understand

[@Hard_7_Iron]

“People swore by him…and swore AT him”. Well said Dan….well said.

[@jbratt]

The swearing on both sides probably came from the same guy. RIP coach 😢

[@davidbutgereit5145]

I’m 54, born and raised in Anderson, IN. Coach was always a topic of conversation and we loved IU 🏀. So many good dudes, but Isaiah and Alford were so big during their tenure. We got a lot of free Rax Roast Beef (IU Win=free sandwich) in the 80’s bc of Coach. (If you know you know) When my sister txt me Coach died I knew who I wanted to hear talk about him. Thanks Mr. Patrick.

[@jonwhitehead5426]

I'm 44, was born in Anderson, but grew up 30 minutes from there in Cicero. Loved IU basketball. My team was the one with Cheaney, Graham, Henderson, Bailey, etc. My grandma met him at IU East. And I know Rax Roast Beef! Good tribute by DP.

[@douglascarlson9006]

I was there when it all started ... my first year as a student in Bloomington was Knight's 2nd year as coach ... I was a gym rat and I played pickup games with guys from that undefeated '76 team ... I knew a few players who also told me stories about Knight ... Having said that, CBS should have booked an interview with ME because the eulogies I've heard in the past 24 have all been mush ...

[@davidbrothers3788]

Hmm rax roast beef i miss rax especially the beef,bacon and cheddar

[@racebannon96]

Larry Bird was there until Knight ran him off.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

Rax was great, yes I know the special. The best thing about Rax was the special sauce, they had the best sauce ever that ever was put on a Rax roast beef sandwich

[@anthonykusiak7961]

I’m 57 from East Chicago Indiana, where many state basketball championship’s were won, a hard nosed steel mill town. Bobby Knight was one of the Greatest coaches in all of sports! His players went to class or they didn’t play, they also graduated! Bobby wasn’t called the General for nothing! He pushed players to reach their best potential. I was a junior at Indiana university when Bobby won his last National Championship, It was a hell of a party 🎉 Thanks for all great memories. God Bless Bobby Knight may he Rest In Peace.

[@DustyTail]

The Region!!!! Imma southern IN product. ❤Bob Knight.

[@freshtendrills5969]

End of an era. There will NEVER be another Coach Knight. Never. There can't be in this day and age, and that sucks.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

If era ended it was when he stopped coaching, not when he died.

[@freshtendrills5969]

@@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point it's hyperbolic dude. It's not literal. Jesus.

[@freshtendrills5969]

@@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point also, when someone dies.... They aren't around anymore. They can't speak and influence anymore. People can have an influence, even if they're retired.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

@@freshtendrills5969 not when they are suffering from alzheimers

[@turtle19dad]

Great job Dan. IU fan since age 4. Coach had a high standard of performance/academics. #HoosierNation is very proud of #OurCoach #OurIndiana

[@markmarchand3208]

I went to school at IU from 82-87. Hardly missed a basketball game. Coach Knight was in his prime and we worshiped him and IU basketball. The controversy around him and some of his actions never phased me. He built great teams and made men out of boys. By today’s standards some of what he did seems extreme, maybe criminal. That was all near the end of a different time. And I miss it and respect the hell out of him. RIP Coach Knight.

[@garytotty3971]

Bob will be missed! I have often felt his greatest compliments came from his opposing coaches. His players went to class, and could read and write. Winning or loosing is one thing, but the graduation rate and not being stupid were the most important.

[@lindyfrank5342]

I won't miss him and neither will most of U of Minnesota fans.

[@broadcasttttable]

I have my own Bob Knight story. Probably in the '70's, I was sports director at a small tv station in Idaho Falls, Idaho. One summer weekend, Knight was playing in a celebrity pro-am golf tournament in Sun Valley, three hours away. Plus, he was a fly-fishing aficianado so he was able to combine the golf with fishing some world-famous streams in the area. I covered the tournament for the station, and was nervous and a little intimidated at approaching him, knowing his reputation at browbeating and berating big name media-types, let alone a no-name broadcaster from a small town tv station. But it was part of my job so I took a deep breath and approached him anyway. What I remember is I said, "Mr. Knight, my name is _______, I'm from _____ TV in Idaho Falls, and I wondering if I can ask you a couple of questions." Forgot the subject matter, but what I do remember is I purposely did not stick out my hand for a handshake, not wanting to seem like a too-eager groupie. Don't know if that threw him off guard, but as it turned out, he walked right over and stuck out his hand to me, the playing field temporarily leveled, as it were. He was gracious and courteous, I asked my questions, got my answers, thanked him and moved on. Later in the week he held a press conference in West Yellowstone, Montana, site of his fishing forays, and a number of big-shot sportscasters were there, from Seattle, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City, among others. There, the browbeating/berating Knight DID resurface and I just chuckled at how some of my sportscasting peers withered under his scorn, or maybe he just felt he needed to live up to his reputation.

[@tylerbickell5576]

Nice anecdote. My grandfather claims to be the first person in Bloomington to be insulted by Bobby. At the time of Knight's hiring, my grandfather was treasurer of the Varsity Club and was giving a boring statement of financial conditions to the boosters preceding Bobby's introduction as head coach. In the middle of reading liquidity numbers, Bobby yells "How in the F**k do you have that much money?" My grandfather stopped, smiled, then said "I think I'm done. ", and walked off stage.

[@DustyTail]

You know Bob did sorta do a “‘John Wayne ‘ in as much taking on the personality that had been identified. Real or not. I can say this, most all Southern In Hoosier fans of Bob, we didn’t then nor do we now give a darn about the “bad”. We just ❤ him. Miss those days so much.

[@broadcasttttable]

Funny! Sounds like your grandfather had enough self-esteem not to take the bait and get defensive. Thanks.@@tylerbickell5576

[@greglismonjr1368]

Growing up on the westside of Indianapolis,IN…Indiana is Basketball Country period. point. blank. I remember Coach Bob Knight on the tail end of his coaching career as I just began my basketball journey and remember all of the times that my stepfather would tell me to watch Indiana Basketball and how Coach Knights players were fundamentally sound. Bob Knight was always a reference point with my basketball coaches growing up, he meant so much to Indiana Basketball and Indiana High School Basketball.

[@johnholmes8760]

Greatest Coach I ever seen! Watched in Big Ten! Master of game…

[@tomlinjohn391]

Dan, Thank you for this.

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

even your old ESPN mate, olbermann was charitable to coach knight the other day (not this charitable of course). fine job!

[@stevennieto9898]

I was just looking up Bobby Knight videos four days ago, wow. Rest In Peace.

[@MattKangCooper]

We lost a Basketball Legend and a Great American, I will never forget the moment in time I had talking to Coach Bob Knight in Toledo Ohio. He was a great man. And so funny

[@Whiteyholmes08]

RIP Coach Knight… Had some amazing teams.

[@racebannon96]

Just think if Knight had not ran off Larry Bird during his freshman year how good Indiana would of been.

[@martincull4914]

Mr Patrick, you are one of the best interviewers and commentator in sports. Keep up the good work.

[@itsredbowtie]

I don't know why Bobby Knight's passing hurts me so much. I never met coach Knight. I'm not an Indiana fan. I just don't know, but it does.

[@DustyTail]

As a southern Indiana kid in 70s you just grew up with a love 💕 for Bob Knight. You just did. And it never ever faded. And the “bad”.,?? We never did, nor still give a damn. 💕 ❤️ 💕

[@josephkastner2804]

Some of the best men are complicated. They aren't heroes or villains. They are people.

[@gheller2261]

Few are being honest because of the whole "don't speak ill of the dead" thing. But the man was an abusive absolutely terrible person, I don't care about his charitable endeavors. Everything had to be on HIS terms.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

All people are people. So what you wrote is just horseshit that really doesn’t make sense.

[@jaygallardo5252]

Great job Dan. I would not consider myself a fan of Bob Knight’s methods. But his impact on the game and to his players are undeniable. Saying he was a complicated man is an understatement, but spot on.

[@scottpeters8640]

A little story, that thankfully did not involve Coach Knight. Summer 1982, my buddy and I ride from Terre Haute to the IU football stadium to watch the football team practice, even shagged some punts for the kickers on the field, plus wandering all around the stadium. In 1982 things were much different than today. After time spent at the stadium, we walked over to Assembly Hall and were surprised to find the doors open. We walked around the hallway outside the arena looking at pictures on the walls, then go inside to the actual court. Lights were dimmed but racks of balls were still courtside. We walked down the steps and onto the court, grabbed a ball or two and shot some hoops for maybe ten minutes. I can only imagine the hell we might have caught had Coach left his office to see who was shooting on HIS court.

[@arlichar11]

im so glad he was able go back to iu that night, it was a big deal , and still gives me goosebumps when see the video, im from just an hour away from IU, but never was IU fan or bobby fan, but always recognize the huge impact he had on state of indiana and basketball

[@thevoxdeus]

No matter how successful you are in your profession, there is, eventually, a limit to the bad behavior that you can get away with.

[@michaelschaefer1904]

Where?

[@pronkb000]

@@michaelschaefer1904 I mean, Indiana fired him. Maybe not getting out of the round of 32 in 6 years made it easier for them to do that, but he reached a limit at a place where he should have been a god.

[@teofilstevenson]

If Bob dislike Obermann then he was smarter than I gave him credit for.

[@ronaldwilson9525]

Was Keith wrong? Nope.

[@desitterspace2127]

Coach knight was dead on pegging that buffoon!

[@teofilstevenson]

@@ronaldwilson9525 didn’t say he was wrong about BK but he was a royal ass

[@PthaloGreen2]

Indiana is a small state with relatively few things going on. As an Indiana native, I can say this. Some Hoosiers are so desperate to be proud of something that they put up for too long with Bob Knight's dark side-because he won games. He made some Hoosiers feel good about themselves. I never particularly enjoyed him because to me, the dark side negated the joy of winning. The end does not justify the means to me. Nevertheless, he was a genius in many ways which is who he was allowed to stay at IU for 29 years. That's a success by any analysis. While not everyone could endure his style, I'm sure that many players attained great heights because of his coaching. He brought joy to many. He apparently was charitable. He was a complicated person like all of us. But he gave us a hell of a ride. May he rest in peace.

[@broadcasttttable]

I just watched the clip of Knight returning to Bloomington in 2020, rejoining some of his past players, including Isiah Thomas. He looked genuinely moved and happy, which is saying a lot for Knight, considering his reputation. I would like to think Knight would've admitted to being wrong for not wanting to go back, considering the reception he got from his ex-players and fans. For that, I have no problem with DP taking partial credit for the reunion; indeed, listening to DP telling it, I find it easy to believe Knight, having liked Patrick, might have used the phone conversation with DP as inspiration to return.

[@kb5509]

He looked very confused and a bit scared.

[@Skier10]

He wasn’t all there

[@harryhondo1013]

As an IU fan living in Bloomington, I just wish Woodson had been hired earlier and was the coach in 2020 and IU would've been on their way back up to prominence when he came back.

[@laurastone6578]

I’ll never forget the chair tossing. THAT was hilarious. I mean that chair went all the way to the other side! Then I think he might have thrown another chair before he got thrown out. The whole arena was standing, cheering and clapping! It was a great scene.

[@lindyfrank5342]

hilarious? what if he had hit someone?

[@laurastone6578]

@@lindyfrank5342 Do you think he would have thrown the chair if someone could have got hit? Get real.

[@lindyfrank5342]

@@laurastone6578 yes he was out of control

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

Thanks Dan!

[@mattrange5439]

Wow..time marches on. One hopes he was right with the Lord, at least in his last moments.

[@stevenmartinez5312]

How is that complicated. It sounds like he was great to you DP

[@markeuse2742]

RIP Bob, thank you for the memories

[@Ma007rk]

"I hope they're all dead." Well, there is one thing about Coach Bobby Knight that I have to appreciate, and that is you never had any doubt about where he stood at regarding things.

[@RSUPAL]

Was Bob Knight on Ohio State'a team when they faced Oregon's Tall Firs in the 1939 NCAA championship game?

[@rshrsh5420]

No, Coach was born October 25, 1940

[@RSUPAL]

@@rshrsh5420 It was a joke.

[@dsalazar6135]

The guy was an ungodly foul mouthed person with anger issues.

[@diggitus]

He was a toxic bully. That doesn't fully encapsulate him but it's the final word on his life and legacy.

[@PthaloGreen2]

Sigh. He probably was in many ways. He was a genius in some ways and those who could endure his toxicity learned about how to play basketball, but I'm sure plenty of people would have been destroyed by his coaching styl. Anyway, may he rest in peace. He brought joy to many.

[@McMasher]

Idk how complicated it is. He put his hands on a player. My dad and grandfather have 80 years of HS coaching experience and they would never even dream of it. Those are young men that are trusting you, their families are trusting you and he puts his hands on them

[@McMasher]

@markkoolAid you should be the one to grow up. Its ok to say a coach doesn’t have the right to put his hands on a player.

[@PthaloGreen2]

​@markkoolAidthat fact is an incredibly low bar. In the end, he crossed the line too often, which was a pity because he didn't need to to abusive like that. Indiana was right to let him go.. after 29 years! No one can see he was railroaded out, for Pete's sake!

[@hoosiershelby8893]

Some of his players would say they never had to deal with the media or any distractions because bob knight took that pressure off them. But yet when they won it was all about them.

[@ryansullivan5575]

Would those be the players he verbally abused?

[@georgedolen1486]

@@ryansullivan5575 Sure, some of them. Men were tough back then, not like today's pampered prima donnas who can't take harsh criticism because their little feelings will get hurt.

[@ryansullivan5575]

like with most issues it's not as simple as that@@georgedolen1486

[@pronkb000]

@@georgedolen1486 Larry Bird was maybe the toughest, most competitive man ever to step on the hardcourt and he told Knight and Indiana to piss off.

[@thinperx5628]

“Complicated”. Crazy to see the Lebatard show be so right so fast, this was spot on.

[@changingways28]

ESPN is doing the same thing, it's disappointing but hardly surprising.

[@paulbrislen1484]

I think it was the Angels baseball pitcher Dean Chance who grew up in the same area and knew Knight as a high school athlete who was asked “could Knight the player have played for Knight the coach? Chance laughed and said no way, he wouldn’t have lasted two days.

[@NiceBlue101]

When I learned of and then watched the comments from Coach Knight that “Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player I’ve ever seen” BEFORE Jordan played his first game with the Bulls, that’s special, because he didn’t say things like that unless he believed it to be a universal truth. And it was.

[@johnsimms8845]

Unfortunately to me, I don't think we are going to see men like this anymore

[@carrite]

Fortunately to me, but unfortunately I don't think you're right.

[@VinnyKnuckles]

There will always be scumbags.

[@desitterspace2127]

@@VinnyKnucklesMaybe you should go back and research all the endless good deeds Bob Knight did for, not only his players, but countless other people, deeds he never advertised or took credit for, and would have been dismissed and completely forgotten if not for the multitude of individuals he helped who have since come forward to tell their stories! Yes he could engage in boorish behavior and sometimes said and acted in a cringeworthy fashion, but these incidents pale in comparison when stacked up against the mountain of positive things he did over his lifetime! Scumbags? Yeah, they’re out there, and unfortunately, they ain’t rare, in fact, there’s more than a few self-serving, pandering elected officials where that label fits perfectly!

[@VinnyKnuckles]

@@desitterspace2127 I agree there are worse people than him, of course. I don't doubt he did plenty of good things as well. Normally bad things outweigh the good since most people just expect people to be generally good, rather than giving them a bunch of extra credit for it. Still, I am willing to acknowledge he is a mixed bag.

[@alwaysmiserable]

​@@desitterspace2127It's funny how Knight's supporters talk about his good deeds that he did anonymously on practically every social media blog about him. Maybe Knight didn't really do such good deeds out of pure altruism, after all. Perhaps he did them so he could have talking points to distract and shut down his critics when he started acting like a fussy little bitch.

[@mercywilliams2698]

Dominant person dominant energy dominant presence. His best part of himself when he can maintain that. But don’t cross him.

[@jasonisaac9614]

All his players graduated and almost all his players love him. Mainly just the media don’t like him

[@sycoanalyst]

I love the Dan Ego Show. When anxiety sets in, hearing Dan remind us all that the world still revolves around him, brings me a sense of needed stability. A sense that despite living in a chaotic, unpredictable world, some things never change. That's what I call comfort. And to listen to him gas-light, manipulate, and minimize the toxic behavior of the single greatest A-hole narcissist in sports history, is like watching Mozart at the clavichord, pure genius. Art in motion. Superlatives are an injustice. A standing ovation for both these guys.

[@michaelschaefer1904]

I remember when he got in trouble with the media for supposedly whipping a black player with a towel during practice. The next game while he was on the bench the player jokingly came up to him and started whipping him with a towel.

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

This tribute was all about Dan.

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

it was about dan's experiences with the man who passed and he told it extremely well in 7 minutes!

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

@@marcyfan-tz4wj Dan makes it about himself all the time.

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

i like dan's self and don't watch him very often. my mother died about a month ago and loved college basketball and actually outlived BK so anybody respectful of the coach isn't going to rub me wrong. i understand your point, eottp!@@EndoftheTownProductions

[@mark11967AD]

Bob Knight got along well with heated rival Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson. That says something right there. He also got along well with and always gave props to Michael Jordan. I think if you were a no nonsense no trouble maker Bob Knight was not going to have a problem with you. He just wasn't diplomatic at all and over time he did get worse and worse. But you could say the same about many great men. Bob Knight was a great basketball coach with roots deep in basketball lore. It's a shame he kind of fell off the wagon of self discipline and hurt some people but he also helped many people. Who knows what demons he was chasing. And I don't mean that in the religious sense I'm referring to abuse, neglect who knows. Definitely a difference maker.

[@davanmani556]

When he got to the Final Four in 1973, he was very influential in the Big 10 in hiring guys he liked: Lute Olson, Eldon Miller, Gene Bartow, Lou, Gene Kaedy, Gary Williams, Jud Heathcote and others. Good coaches with good character. But when they were starting to beat him and then he question player eligibility, coaches character or just finally dis him.

[@galeshawyer2034]

Meet Bobby Knight at Lawrence Central High school he was meeting Steve Resley to play for IU , was blessed to have meet the man the coach , he told me stories about TedWilliams. about fly fishing, also played golf in couple of tournaments down at IU , I will miss him big part of my life

[@michaeloverstreet986]

If you’re taking on fire, you’re over the target. His move with Kieth Smart won the National Championship.

[@tylerbickell5576]

An entire library of the history and knowledge of the game is gone.

[@Billyoutz]

I like aggressive people but TO ME Mr. Knight went beyond aggressive to the point of insanity and our Son was a good basketball player who wanted to play for Mr. Knight and I said "NO" because had he and had Mr. knight thrown a fit and put his hands on my Son, I assure you he would have been in serious trouble.

[@007ndc]

Being a jerk and a bully doesn't make someone complicated because one is a great coach it just makes one a bully and a jerk. I'm just saying

[@jimquann2400]

DP is good talking on people and things like this!! He is the pro of sport radio!!! He can write, talk and think all at the same time!!

[@neilhuddleston8294]

It was an Indiana thing...R.I.P General

[@toddm9501]

Bobby Knight did more great things in a day. Than Dem dan has done, ever.

[@DominicZelenak]

"Bob Knight hated Kieth Olberman..." I wasnt aware someone could feel differently about Olberman.

[@ronaldwilson9525]

Your awareness of the world is lacking Dom.😊

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Amen

[@lindyfrank5342]

I couldn't stand the guy...highlight my life was razzing him behind the bench @ Williams' Arena in Minneapolis and the Gophers clobbered Indiana...he was hot. Loved to see him get red faced. What an ego.

[@PthaloGreen2]

He was a genius, but I think he needed therapy and maybe some medication. Hey many people do.

[@glowilk5377]

Had to be a great memory

[@Tripper1075KZL]

Bob Knight threw a chair at me once and I'll always cherish that moment.

[@theplayersclub1126]

"Bob Knight wants nothing to do with ESPN." sounds like a smart man....neither do I.

[@timitbiscuit3620]

The whole world turned when we started debating how Bob Knight treated his players, now it is okay to just suck, you'll never get the hand to the throat, and I'm not saying that is correct but like a comment I read he didn't kill the kid. There is no bar anymore, so just be nice to everyone and say its okay you tried. LOL.

[@NeganSmash420]

I wish i had a good Bob Knight story, but i dont

[@Christopher-zc5rh]

Damn

[@militantnormal428]

Shout out to Coach Donoher! Go Flyers!

[@fredhetler7148]

👍👍👍

[@EdwinHernandez-jo6ce]

Cant say I agree with people on knight, I wouldn’t want my son to play for him or anyone that abusive. Kinda like the husband telling the wife” see what you made me do” after hitting her. Nothing is worth knight’s abusive episodes, nothing.

[@militantnormal428]

Funny, all of those guys who played for him who weren’t pussies, they now love him to death! He taught them what sissy boy daddies couldn’t!

[@2bigbufords]

Was that a tribute to Knight or to you Dan?

[@Skier10]

Even on someone’s passing. Dan can’t resist throwing in his usual humble brag about how he was the big shot at espn. Good lord Dan Patrick so narcissistic

[@Miguel195211]

Hey DP remember when he said on your show he hoped all Indiana’s administration were dead. Quite a guy that Knight!

[@splitrat]

He played that interview in the video.

[@toreckman8899]

Pray tell. What part of that 4th grade level comment warranted an edit?

[@jefferybrockman3252]

He was a proud man.. not perfect.. try not to be a idiot today 🤡

[@hawlikd]

Not a fan of a coach who punches and throws basketballs (to the face) of his players. He was lucky a player did not kick his ass!

[@teofilstevenson]

The Knight story got unnecessarily ugly IMO, had IU kept a much tighter leash on him. Knight ran amuck all on his own.

[@hawlikd]

Bye, bye . . . Not a fan of this coach!

[@patrickcarpenter4524]

there's a big difference between being a great man and a great businessman, dan. and i can't endorse that negative reinforcement is more effective than positive reinforcement, though i have seen study results that attest to positive reinforcement being much more effective than negative... but for some strange and stupid tendency, we seem more enamored with the brutes and their brutality, the people who use their authority to tear us down, rather than those who made us great by getting us to feel good about ourselves. i get that you got in the inner circle, and that it made you want to stay in his refracted spotlight, and that you wanted to get his approval and bring him back to indiana. but that also means you ignored behavior that was violent, misogynistic, and hateful. there are men in prison for doing less, there are broken homes, divorces... maybe even mention how prospective players were discouraged from going to indiana while he was coaching BY HIS OWN PLAYERS. complicated is your word, dan, because you can't see clearly that a bad man gave you attention and by doing so, helped your career. sorry, but lebatard did a better job of getting to the crux of bob knight, possibly because he didn't have a personal story to blur the lines.

[@jamesarnett4129]

I remember the chair throwing, why he throw the chair? If you saw the game you would know why. THE REFS!

[@turdferguson7504]

I understand coachs sentiment. I wish he’d have let it go when the offending parties were gone. In the end, the sports media won, which is a shame because college basketball is all about money now and that’s what they wanted. For those not old enough, basketball is never going back and will never be as pure and as exciting and meaningful as it was before. The innocence is gone and it’s a shame.

[@HansChristenson-d6b]

Wasn't he the guy when asked about rape said, "They (women) should just relax, lay back and enjoy it?", or was that another coach? If it was him, it was just another example of his bully personality.

[@timperdue4436]

Dan loves him some dan

[@toddm9501]

Hey danny boy. As Sandler calls Dem dan. How is Mike Tirico's past?? Don't hear much from danny boy about that.

[@kevincole8385]

It’s easy to hate Keith Oldberman

[@ronaldwilson9525]

It’s also easy to hate Kevin Cole too.

[@kevincole8385]

@@ronaldwilson9525 ahh good one

[@toddm9501]

See the Curt Schilling interview. Curt shreds danny.

[@aznnp77]

Bob Knight was starting to lose it mentally towards his old age, but so does everybody. I was too young to remember his championship days, but my last memory of him was him at an Indiana Trump rally in 2016. He said "if Trump is elected president there would be no bullshit in the White House." Thought that was funny.

[@hipstereagle6050]

If you followed their politics you know why Knight and Olbermann probably hated each other

[@dr.awkward9075]

As a Kentucky fan don't expect any tears from me.

[@ishmaeldarjean2757]

He was a person and had a family dude. Don't be shallow.

[@brianvail9212]

​@@ishmaeldarjean2757What about the people Knight wished dead? Did they not have families too?

[@jimmyjames6882]

Kentucky fans are smarter than this, I know because I am a fan of the cats and I have nothing but respect for Bob Knight. RIP coach.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

Do you cry when you catch?

[@user-lo1eh9bp7q]

Who gives a Damm about closure when you are dead

[@10s-d7j]

Was this more about Bob Knight or Dan Patrick? Lol!

[@shannon9155]

Guess who took care of Landon Turner? Bob Knight.

[@rwren]

Who doesn’t hate Keith Olberman?

[@toddm9501]

I Hate Keith.

[@64charlie73]

What a great guy😂

[@charlespowell5847]

Rudest coach ever. He should have never put his hands on any player. No excuses.

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Hated Keith Olberman? Knight and 100m others.

[@ernestvernon9658]

Knight wasn’t complicated. He was a good coach and a terrible human being. Simple as that.

[@talbotdarren]

terrible human being?? The dude shot Dick Cheney on a hunting trip, he can't be that bad.

[@kevinhouse4376]

@@talbotdarrenThat is the funniest thing I've read today.

[@007ndc]

Exactly 💯

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

Worse than you?

[@bobbyyoung4243]

Great coach not good coach.

[@hersheyboy61]

Your taking way to much credit for trying to get coach knight back to assembly hall Dan, it wasn't you it was a hand full of his closest players and wife that made that finally happen

[@steveb1ish]

The Joe Pytka of basketball.

[@catdaddydonbrewer007]

What a touching way to honor the passing of Bob knight. List every single wrong doing he committed, then be sure to tell your audience how he thought you were great and loved being on your show, then play the audio of what was probably a very regrettable moment for him, just to show how much he swore he wouldn't go back and then reveal that in fact he did go back AND!!! WHO ELSE BUT OL DANNY BOY HIMSELF WAS BEHIND THE SCENES TRYING HARD AND SUCCESSFULLY ORCHESTRATING THIS HIGHLIGHT MOMENT THAT EVERYONE NEEDED SO BADLY!!!!! Dan Can you please stop blowing yourself in front of anybody who has the misfortune of watching more than 35 seconds of you on camera. You're awesome, got it.. EVERYONE, DAN IS AWESOME OK?!... its been said so you can stop, thanks

[@victorlopez2143]

Who cares..Now he won't be able to assault anyone..

[@BrianHillard-d8e]

Complicated ..for sure DP

[@lynnerose7891]

Knight was just a terrible person. What an embarrassment to the game.