Legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski goes after politicians for inaction following Uvalde tragedy

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Former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has joined a growing number of sports figures to speak out following the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. 

Coach K, who retired following Duke’s loss to North Carolina in the 2022 Final Four in New Orleans, targeted politicians Thursday, saying they "should be ashamed" on a SiriusXM Town Hall. 

Mike Krzyzewski, retired head coach of the Duke Blue Devils, tapes an episode of his SiriusXM show during a SiriusXM Town Hall With Coach K event at Cameron Indoor Stadium June 2, 2022, in Durham, N.C.  (Grant Halverson/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

"I don’t understand why we sit on two sides of an aisle," Krzyzewski said Thursday. 

"I don’t understand why we don’t sit together. And the people who are voted in for each party or independent do not understand that their first and foremost responsibility is to serve the people.

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"That’s what your job is. It’s not about power," he continued. "It’s about serving the people. And people of all races. Of all nationalities. They need to be served. Whether you’re Republican, Democratic or independent, that’s your responsibility."

Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski looks on before Game 2 of an NBA Eastern Conference first round playoff game at TD Garden in Boston April 20, 2022.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Coach K then turned his attention to the topic of guns, questioning whether anyone needs a semi-automatic weapon and criticizing politicians on both sides of the aisle for not acting on gun legislation.

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