If Damari says his knee is hurt, he can certainly say- Damari’s knee is hurt.Ha no he cannot just lie. Having been involved in litigation in the ACC Forbes can absolutely not lie about Monsanto’s injury.
You either say “I’m not going to discuss Damari” which is going to be pretty incendiary, or you just make it clear it’s a player decision not a coach decision which basically ends all questions.
It’s a very difficult spot, Forbes handled it about as well as he could have.