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Bob Huggins Suspended by WVU for Anti-Gay Slur, Has $1M Docked from Amended Contract

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Bob Huggins is going to return for a 17th season as the head coach of the West Virginia men's basketball team.

According to a release from the school, Huggins will undergo sensitivity training, be suspended for the first three regular-season games of the 2023-24 season and have his salary docked by $1 million after using an anti-gay slur during a radio appearance.

Huggins' contract has also been "amended from a multi-year agreement to a year-by-year agreement that will begin on May 10, 2023, and end on April 30, 2024."

The school added it has "made it explicitly clear to Coach Huggins that any incidents of similar derogatory and offensive language will result in immediate termination.