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Originally Posted by Split98

So, just so I'm not mistaken... there are 2 largely different "accounts" that have been given of this story in the shreds of Tweets and apologies. Of note: we have only corroborated that an incident happened, and the captain confronted Peters correct?

Akim:
‘Hey Akim, I’m sick of you playing that n----- s---,’ ” Aliu told TSN, with Peters, who was then the Ice Hogs head coach, referring to Aliu’s selection of hip-hop music. “He said ‘I’m sick of hearing this n-----s f------ other n-----s in the ass stuff.’ ... When Peters then called Aliu into his office to talk about it, Aliu said Peters did not apologize. Instead, Peters again expressed his displeasure in Aliu’s choice of music for the dressing room, with Aliu saying Peters said: “You know, I’m just sick of this n----- s---. It’s every day. From now on, we need to play different music.”

So, dropped a horrible word to the dressing room
Doubled down in explaining himself again in this diatribe of gross
Refused to apologize when confronted
Asked for Aliu to be demoted after the fallout

Bill:
The statement was made in a moment of frustration and does not reflect my personal values. After the incident, I was rightfully challenged about my use of language, and I immediately returned to the dressing room to apologize to the team. I have regretted the incident since it happened, and I now also apologize to anyone negatively affected by my words

So dropped a horrible word to the dressing room
Was confronted about it
Apologized to the dressing room



Two wildly different accounts, and in all cases I want to be clear: Bill has done something horrible. But the corroboration has never been "Akim has recounted this perfectly" has it? Just that there was an incident, which Bill does not deny.

This is where I am at also. To VERY different outcomes to there stories.