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USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman accused of launching racist tirade at star player in explosive lawsuit
New York Post ^ | Sep. 14, 2026, | Edward Lewis

Posted on 09/15/2026 1:15:29 AM PDT by nickcarraway

USC men’s basketball head coach Eric Musselman “launched into a profanity-laced, racially-charged post-game locker room tirade” against one of his star players last season, according to an explosive new lawsuit obtained by the California Post.

Chad Baker-Mazara filed the suit in Los Angeles on Monday, claiming that just before he was dismissed from the Trojans in March, Musselman unloaded on him in a racist rant following USC’s Feb. 28 home game vs. Nebraska.

Baker-Mazara played 19 minutes in the contest but exited in the second half after sustaining an injury. The Trojans were blown out, 82-67, and when the team got back to its dressing room, Baker-Mazara claimed in his lawsuit that Musselman “lost his mind.” Musselman began yelling at the team, and when Baker-Mazara “attempted to address his teammates by saying ‘Hey guys!,’ Coach Musselman erupted at Baker-Mazara, screaming: ‘You shut the f—k up! You are one of the worst teammates anyone can ever have!’,” according to the suit.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; ericmusselman; usc

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This guy was head coach of the Warriors and Kings a long time ago.
1 posted on 09/15/2026 1:15:29 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

He played college basketball for the Duquesne Dukes, San Diego State Aztecs, Northwest Florida State Raiders, Auburn Tigers and USC Trojans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Baker-Mazara
6 foot 7 guy made the rounds in college
Seem to have difficulty sticking with one program
Not NBA material

Disgruntled with a huge chip on his shoulder and very high opinion of himself is my guess


2 posted on 09/15/2026 2:23:47 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: nickcarraway

I’d need to understand WHAT he ACTUALLY said. “racially charged” is an inference.


3 posted on 09/15/2026 2:45:23 AM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
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To: nickcarraway

He got his widdle feelings hurt -

““The words ‘Go back to the f—king Dominican Republic’ are generally understood by persons of color in the United States originating from the Dominican Republic — and were in fact taken by Baker-Mazara — to be racist and discriminatory, akin to telling an African-American to ‘go back to Africa,’” the lawsuit stated.”


4 posted on 09/15/2026 2:47:24 AM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
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To: Blueflag

In the story, the coach said “Go back to the Dominican Republic!”

Although it appears that a late NIL payment is behind the whole dispute.

Musselman’s father, Bill, was also hot-tempered and was engaged in a brawl back in his days as a coach for Minnesota back in the 70s.


5 posted on 09/15/2026 2:54:15 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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To: OrangeHoof

It sounds like two assholes met up.


6 posted on 09/15/2026 3:16:27 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (You choose; a world without dogs or a world without muslims.)
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To: nickcarraway

He was the coach at Arkansas for a time. Good coach, just couldn’t sustain at the point to compete at the top.

He’s married to a very pretty black woman, by the way. She always seemed very pleasant in public. Hard to claim a man is racist when his marriage is multi-cultural. But, who am I and what do I know?


7 posted on 09/15/2026 3:57:29 AM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas
He was the coach at Arkansas for a time. Good coach, just couldn’t sustain at the point to compete at the top. He’s married to a very pretty black woman, by the way. She always seemed very pleasant in public. Hard to claim a man is racist when his marriage is multi-cultural. But, who am I and what do I know?

He is not a racist. He is stupid to go on a rant like he did.

8 posted on 09/15/2026 5:24:07 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
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To: OrangeHoof

What race is “Dominican Republic”? I never saw that as a box to check.

EC


9 posted on 09/15/2026 5:26:08 AM PDT by Ex-Con777 ("Journalism is about covering important stories-with a pillow, until they stop moving." ~ David Burg)
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To: nickcarraway

Did he hurt the players feelings?


10 posted on 09/15/2026 5:48:51 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts (a.k.a Warpaint)
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To: nickcarraway

I don’t see any racist words in the excerpt.

I do see a loser with a hyphenated last name, though.


11 posted on 09/15/2026 5:56:53 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: OrangeHoof

“ Chad Baker-Mazara is a Dominican Republic national born in Santo Domingo on January 27, 2000. He moved to the United States at age 17 to live with his grandfather and pursue basketball”

Still failing to see anything racist.


12 posted on 09/15/2026 5:59:18 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: nickcarraway

What did he say that was racist? The Dominican Republic is not a race.


13 posted on 09/15/2026 6:28:54 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Blueflag

“...akin to telling an African-American to ‘go back to Africa,’” the lawsuit stated.”


Since Baker-Mazara is actually a citizen of the Dominican Republic, wouldn’t it be more akin to telling a Nigerian citizen to go back to Africa?


14 posted on 09/15/2026 7:00:00 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Tommy Revolts

Someone’s wittle feewings probabwy got ouchied!

Don’t want to damage the psyche of these poor basketball players...

I remember as a kid getting a crap ton of tongue-lashing when you screwed up on the ball field. It made me try harder and it worked!


15 posted on 09/15/2026 7:00:10 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

Well, I know a white woman married to a black man who called her racist. Yep, she objected to Big Mike’s wife when he was running for president. The black husband told his white wife, she was racist. She immediately laid into him essentially calling him, a moron. They are still married. Anything’s possible.


16 posted on 09/15/2026 8:15:39 AM PDT by GMThrust
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To: nickcarraway

Translation: If the Democrat money brokers decide that 2028 is a lost cause then I want no part of it.


17 posted on 09/15/2026 9:09:59 AM PDT by nagant
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To: woweeitsme

Somebody call the waaahm-bulance!

A Chad has been offended!


18 posted on 09/15/2026 10:06:23 AM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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To: nickcarraway

“USC men’s basketball head coach Eric Musselman “launched into a profanity-laced, racially-charged post-game locker room tirade”. Did he throw any chairs like Bobby Knight?


19 posted on 09/15/2026 2:00:28 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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20 posted on 09/15/2026 2:09:26 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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