Illawarra Hawks head coach Justin Tatum slammed a report about departed import JaQuori McLaughlin, calling it 'false'.
The report claimed McLaughlin was a 'cancer' in the locker room, but Tatum denied this, stating the Hawks and McLaughlin mutually agreed to part ways.
The report was false, and that young man was nothing but a pleasure for our organisation and in our locker room, on and off the court.
This statement came after the Hawks' big win against the Brisbane Bullets, 116-89, at WIN Entertainment Centre.
Author's summary: Tatum denies false report about McLaughlin.