Rick Pitino released a statement on Wednesday evening after Louisville placed him on administrative leave earlier in the day.
It doesn’t sound like the 16-year veteran head coach is going to go down easily. The statement -- released by Pitino’s lawyers, Steve Pence, Kurt Scharfenberger and Bryan Cassis -- implies that this could just be the beginning of this whole ordeal as Pitino could take this to court.
You can read the full statement below.
Statement from Rick Pitino today: pic.twitter.com/njQSsagBdV
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) September 27, 2017