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'Impossible to defend': Social media reacts to Bob Huggins using homophobic slur

West Virginia University men's basketball coach and former University of Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins used a homophobic slur during a radio appearance on WLW-AM (700) Monday.

Huggins, who coached at UC from 1989-2005, can be heard saying the homophobic slur in recordings of the segment posted on Twitter. It came during a segment called the "Stooge Report."

During the clip, host Bill Cunningham is heard asking: "You have the best portal transfers. Have you poached any Xavier guys to come to play for West Virginia?"

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Huggins replied, "Catholics don't do that.