Editing Bob Knight (section)

====Dismissal from Indiana====
[[File:Knight with young fans.jpg|thumb|left|Knight with young fans at [[Frank Truitt]]'s house in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], summer of 1988]]

On March 14, 2000, (just before Indiana was to begin play in the NCAA tournament), the [[CNN Sports Illustrated]] network ran a piece on [[Robert Abbott (director)|Robert Abbott's]] investigation of Knight in which former player [[Neil Reed]] claimed he had been choked by Knight during a practice in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Knight Tape: Video captures encounter between IU coach, ex-player|publisher=[[CNN Sports Illustrated]]|date=September 9, 2000|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/thenetwork/news/2000/04/11/knight_cnnsi/|access-date=September 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206071248/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/thenetwork/news/2000/04/11/knight_cnnsi/|archive-date=February 6, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Knight denied the claims in the story. However, less than a month later, the network aired a tape of an Indiana practice from 1997 that appeared to show Knight placing his hand on the neck of Reed.<ref name="Fired">[http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/09/11/knight.protest.02 CNN.com – Fired Bob Knight calms angry student demonstrators – September 11, 2000] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518025450/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/09/11/knight.protest.02 |date=May 18, 2008 }}</ref>

In response, Indiana University president [[Myles Brand]] announced that he had adopted a "zero tolerance" policy with regard to Knight's behavior.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/k/knight_bob/knight.html |title=Bob Knight – Former Indiana University basketball coach |publisher=.indystar.com |access-date=October 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419194719/http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/k/knight_bob/knight.html |archive-date=April 19, 2010 }}</ref> Later in the year, in September 2000, Indiana freshman Kent Harvey (not a basketball player) reportedly said, "Hey, Knight, what's up?" to Knight. According to Harvey, Knight then grabbed him by the arm and lectured him for not showing him respect, insisting that Harvey address him as either "Mr. Knight" or "Coach Knight" instead of simply "Knight."<ref name="Fired" /> Brand stated that this incident was only one of numerous complaints that occurred after the zero-tolerance policy had been put into place. Brand asked Knight to resign on September 10, and when Knight refused, Brand [[Dismissal (employment)|relieved him]] of his coaching duties effective immediately. Knight's dismissal was met with outrage from students. That night, thousands of Indiana students marched from Indiana University's Assembly Hall to Brand's home, burning Brand in [[effigy]].<ref name="Fired" />

Harvey was supported by some and vilified by many who claim he had intentionally set up Knight. Kent Harvey's stepfather, Mark Shaw, was a former [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]]-area radio talk show host and Knight critic.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/threats-follow-knight-dismissal/ "Threats Follow Knight Dismissal"], 2000/09/11.</ref> On September 13, Knight said goodbye to a crowd of some 6,000 supporters in Dunn Meadow at Indiana University.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Eamonn |date=August 14, 2014 |title=What if Bob Knight hadn't been fired? |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/99949/what-if-bob-knight-hadnt-been-fired |access-date=November 3, 2023 |publisher=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> He asked that they not hold a grudge against Harvey and that they continue to support the basketball team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/bobknight_farewell |title=Internet Archive: Details: Coach Bob Knight's Farewell Address to Indiana University |date=September 13, 2000 |access-date=October 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930012504/http://www.archive.org/details/bobknight_farewell |archive-date=September 30, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Knight's firing made national headlines, including the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' and around-the-clock coverage on [[ESPN]], as well as mentions on [[CNN]] and [[CBS]].<ref name="Indiana University Honors & Awards">{{Cite web |title=Bobby Knight: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University |url=https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/916.html |access-date=November 2, 2023 |website=Indiana University Honors & Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127213221/https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/916.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two days after Knight was fired from Indiana University, [[Jeremy Schaap]] of ESPN interviewed him and discussed his time at Indiana. Towards the end of the interview, Knight talked about his son, Pat, who had also been dismissed by the university, wanting an opportunity to be a head coach. Schaap, thinking that Knight was finished, attempted to move on to another subject, but Knight insisted on continuing about his son. Schaap repeatedly tried to ask another question when Knight shifted the conversation to Schaap's style of interviewing, notably chastising him about interruptions. Knight then commented (referring to Schaap's father, [[Dick Schaap]]), "You've got a long way to go to be as good as your dad."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Knight interview |url=http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/k/knight_bob/interview.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105045952/http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/k/knight_bob/interview.html |archive-date=November 5, 2008 |work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]}}</ref>

In a March 2017 interview on ''[[The Dan Patrick Show]]'', Knight stated that he had no interest in ever returning to Indiana.<ref name="Press-2023" /> When host [[Dan Patrick (sportscaster)|Dan Patrick]] commented that most of the administration that had fired Knight seventeen years earlier were no longer there, Knight said, "I hope they're all dead."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-10|title=Bob Knight on old Indiana administration that fired him: 'I hope they're all dead'|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bob-knight-on-old-indiana-administration-that-fired-him-i-hope-theyre-all-dead/|access-date=2024-01-04|website=CBSSports.com|language=en}}</ref>

Knight ultimately returned to Assembly Hall at halftime of Indiana's game against [[Purdue]] on February 8, 2020, and received a rousing standing ovation.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=West |first=Jenna |date=February 8, 2020 |title=Bob Knight Returns to Assembly Hall |url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/02/08/bob-knight-return-assembly-hall-indiana-purdue-video |access-date=November 2, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us |archive-date=April 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403083050/https://www.si.com/college/2020/02/08/bob-knight-return-assembly-hall-indiana-purdue-video |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first Indiana game attended by Knight since his dismissal by the school 20 years prior.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28660306/emotional-bob-knight-ends-20-year-split-indiana |title=Emotional Knight ends 20-year split with Indiana |date=February 8, 2020 |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209141217/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28660306/emotional-bob-knight-ends-20-year-split-indiana |archive-date=February 9, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>