South Carolina’s GG Jackson apologizes for postgame video rant
South Carolina freshman basketball star GG Jackson says emotions led to a postgame video rant Saturday and that he “unfortunately took my frustration out in a very inappropriate manner.”
Jackson was critical of how the late-game situations unfolded in South Carolina’s 65-63 home loss to Arkansas. He expressed that frustration through an Instagram live video — broadcast after the game from the Gamecocks locker room — in which he said, among other things, “I’m not even getting plays drawn up for me in crunch time.”
On Sunday, he took to social media again, this time to issue an apology.
Jackson posted a statement to Twitter on Sunday, saying: “First, I want to apologize to Coach Paris, all of my teammates, and the University of South Carolina. After reflecting on my behavior yesterday, I want to apologize for acting out in emotions and the comments I made on live after the game. Being that I am very passionate about the team and the game, I unfortunately took my frustration out in a very inappropriate manner. My behavior yesterday was not a reflection of my character. Going forward I will move in a more mature and positive direction. I am extremely proud of my team with yesterday’s performance. We will take yesterday’s performance as momentum to get even better. Again, I apologize.”
Jackson is the team’s leading scorer at an average of 16.1 points per game. He also leads in minutes played and in rebounding.
The Gamecocks (8-15, 1-9 SEC) play at Missouri on Tuesday.
This story was originally published February 5, 2023 at 1:21 PM.
