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Penn State Basketball: Pat Chambers’ resignation equals death of ‘the climb’

Jan 4, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Pat Chambers looks on prior to the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at The Palestra. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Penn State basketball head coach Pat Chambers’ resignation signifies the end of “the climb,” for promising program

Wednesday afternoon, Patrick Chambers announced his resignation as Penn State Basketball’s Head Coach.

Chambers’ resignation brings about “The Death of the Climb”

After his “noose” comment was unearthed in The Undefeated in July, one could have seen this coming back then. While Chambers said all the right things at the time, by immediately apologizing and using this mistake as a learning opportunity, there is no excuse for using that word when talking to a young black student athlete.