Joe Dumars, NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations, said in a statement Green’s “repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts” was a factor in their decision.
Knight raised Indiana to the national top tier while upholding academic standards, but he was notorious for the rage he directed at players and referees.
The distinctive courts, which match the color scheme of each team’s “City Edition” jerseys, will be used during all in-season tournament games to help fans and television viewers quickly differentiate the action from nontournament games.