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Clemson player comes to Brownell's defense

Former Clemson star comes to the aid of Clemson’s men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell.

All-ACC Forward Aamir Simms, who will graduate from Clemson on Thursday, took to Twitter Tuesday and thanked his head coach for all he has done for him. He also defended is coach, who has come under scrutiny this past week when a parent of a former player attacked his character.

Regardless of how others feel about you I know the person you are and the values and principles you represent one of the most misunderstood coaches in our league at times and I want to personally thank you for the opportunity to play at the highest level!