Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy is not holding back on his thoughts about President-elect Donald Trump.
Van Gundy spoke out to reporters prior to the Pistons game against the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night.
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"It's embarrassing. I have been ashamed of a lot of things that have happened in this country, but I can't say I've ever been ashamed of our country until today. Until today. We all have to find our way to move forward, but that was - and I'm not even trying to make a political statement. To me, that's beyond politics. You don't get to come out and talk about people like that, and then lead our country and have millions of Americans embrace you. I'm having a hard time being with people. I'm going to walk into this arena tonight and realize that -- especially in this state -- most of these people voted for the guy. Like, (expletive), I don't have any respect for that. I don't."
#Pistons SVG on Donald Trump: "We just elected an openly brazen, misogynist leader."
— Aaron McMann (@AaronMcMann) November 9, 2016
More SVG on Trump: "We have just thrown a good part of our population under the bus."
— Aaron McMann (@AaronMcMann) November 9, 2016
More SVG on Trump: "I’m having a hard time being with people. I’m going to walk into this arena tonight and realize that ..."
— Aaron McMann (@AaronMcMann) November 9, 2016
SVG con'td: "most of these people voted for him. Like, shit, I don't have any respect for that." Pistons play at Phoenix tonight.
— Aaron McMann (@AaronMcMann) November 9, 2016