Former Kentucky guard Marquis Teague was on a flight from Dallas to Sioux Falls, South Dakota with his G-League Memphis Hustle teammate, Trahson Burrell, and an assistant coach on Christmas Eve when the players were accused of stealing a blanket and consequently kicked off the flight The Undefeated.

Two first class passengers had given the players the blankets on their way back to coach.

When confronted by a flight attendant, Burrell reportedly returned some unsavory words. The flight attendant refused to leave with the players aboard so they were asked to leave. American Airlines put them on a later flight - in first class - to Sioux Falls, which meant that they missed the team's holiday dinner.

An airline official apologized to the group after the incident and then again publicly.

“We apologize for what occurred on this flight. We take pride in bringing people together, and we know that on this flight we let some of our customers down. Our team at American, along with Envoy Air, is reviewing what happened and will be reaching out to [the two players and the assistant coach]," American Airlines spokesman Joshua Freed told The Undefeated.

The Hustle are coached by Glenn Cyprien, who served as an assistant on Billy Gillispie's Kentucky staff.

American Airlines Needs Sensitivity Training to Attendants on flights dealing with Humans & Blankets! ??????????‍?? — Glynn Cyprien (@CoachCyprien) December 24, 2017

Assistant coach Darnell Lazare, who played at LSU, believes that the flight attendant had racial motivations.

It’s 2017 and a Flight attendant for @AmericanAir sees 2 young black athletes with blankets from first class, his 1st comment is “did you steal them” how about you teach people to get the facts first before jumping to conclusions. ??#beingblackinamerican — Darnell Lazare (@Dhouse35) December 24, 2017

According to one source in the report, the flight attendant also appeared to be African-American.

Memphis defeated Sioux Falls on Christmas Day, 131-115. Burrell had 14 points while Teague scored 11.