Virginia’s Tony Bennett finally spoke out on last weekend’s clash between white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee and counter-protesters that resulted in the deaths of a 32-year old woman named Heather Heyer and two police officers involved in a helicopter crash:
A message from Coach Bennett. #HoosTogether pic.twitter.com/nrzmpu0WSt
— Virginia Men's Basketball (@UVAMensHoops) August 16, 2017
Bennett does not exactly take a hard-line stance -- the message is more about healing within the community and how much he loves his current hometown than it is about condemning what happened -- but he does say “we believe in diversity and unity to its fullest extent.”
Kyle Guy, a sophomore on the Virginia roster, had this to say on Sunday:
Say no 2 hate.Say yes 2 love.Say no 2 discrimination.Say yes 2 diversity.Say no 2 racism.Say yes 2 equality. Be different 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/1hX4tiH7ah
— Kyle J Guy (@kylejguy) August 13, 2017