Frank Kaminsky on Andrew Harrison comments: Situation is defused

Andrew Harrison’s negative reaction towards Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky went viral after the Badgers’ 71-64 win over Kentucky Saturday, but less than 24 hours later, Kaminsky says the situation has been defused.

Harrison was caught by a microphone after the game saying under his breath, “F— that n—-,” in response to a question about the AP Player of the Year. Once the video went viral, Harrison did not waste any time reaching out to Kaminsky to apologize and smooth things over.

“He reached out to me. We talked about it. We’re over it. Nothing more needs to be made of it,” Kaminsky said of the situation Sunday via Yahoo!’s Kevin Kaduk.

“It’s not that big a deal to me. The situation is completely defused in my eyes,” Kaminsky said via SI’s Brian Hamilton.

Harrison also sent these tweets late after the game:

First i want to apologize for my poor choice of words used in jest towards a player I respect and know.

— Andrew Harrison (@DrewRoc5) April 5, 2015

When I realized how this could be perceived I immediately called big frank to apologize and let him know I didn't mean any disrespect

— Andrew Harrison (@DrewRoc5) April 5, 2015

We had a good conversation and I wished him good luck in the championship game Monday.

— Andrew Harrison (@DrewRoc5) April 5, 2015

It was pretty clear that Harrison was frustrated about losing to Wisconsin and that Kaminsky got the best of them, which led him to say that. Does he have something personal against Frank the Tank beyond that which led to his comments? We don’t know, but at least he did the right thing by reaching out to Kaminsky.