Donald Trump continues to receive support from exactly the kind of noteworthy sports figures you would expect — old, ornery white men. Former Indiana men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight will be the latest sports icon to publicly support the Republican Presidential frontrunner.
Bobby Knight will join Trump at event on Wednesday in Indianapolis, according to release from campaign.
— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) April 25, 2016
The Indiana Republican primary is right around the corner on May 3, and Knight’s support could strengthen Trump’s position in the Hoosier state. Based on current polls, Trump already owns a 6 percent lead over his closest competitor, Ted Cruz.
However, Knight, who was fired from Indiana after a long history of misbehavior and player mistreatment, has fallen out of favor with many Hoosiers. He compounded an already rough exit when he refused to return to Indiana when the school honored its 1976 NCAA Championship team.
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If Trump could be distilled into a basketball coach, Knight is probably the closest approximation. His appearance at Wednesdays rally is surprising only in that it perpetuates Knight’s interesting post-retirement relationship with the state that he enjoyed near-royalty status in for 29 years.
So, the two most recent public appearances for Bob Knight in the state of Indiana:
• a fundraiser for Purdue
• a rally for Donald Trump— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) April 25, 2016
No word yet if Knight will endorse Trump outright, but he joins fellow brothers in truculence Bills coach Rex Ryan and Patriots coach Bill Belicheck in at least supporting Trump.
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Ben is a recent graduate of Butler University where he served as Managing Editor and Co-Editor-in-Chief for the Butler Collegian. He currently resides in Indianapolis.