Duke is holding his breath now.
The Blue Devils pulled off an 83-79 upset against Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon after forward Kyle Filipovski had to be rescued off the court with an ankle injury in a rush of fans. What is of concern is what happened after the defeat. floor.
Trailing by four points in the final minutes, Duke attempted a long on-bounds heave to no avail, giving the Demon Deacons a thrilling victory that thrilled fans at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. broke into the court.
However, as they rushed to the floor, Filipovski appeared to be bumped and began limping, and teammates and coaches rushed to help him off the floor.
ESPN cameras also captured Filipovski being helped down the tunnel to the locker room.
“That shouldn’t happen. That’s why courtroom attacks shouldn’t happen,” ESPN analyst Chris Spatra said at the end of the game.
After the game, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer said his star player had sprained his ankle and that he had court-intruded, citing other incidents such as an incident involving Iowa star Caitlin Clark with a fan earlier this year. He said he advocated a ban on
“I’m more concerned about the health of the players. Flip sprained his ankle,” the coach said after the game. When are you going to ban attacks on courthouses? When are you going to ban it? How many times is a player going to get punched, pushed, or yelled at in the face? That’s dangerous. ”
After the match, Filipovskiy told reporters that he believed what happened was “intentional.”
“I felt many shocks to my body, but this was the worst of them all.” According to WFMY, the star said after the game:. “It’s just ridiculous how that situation was handled.
“I feel like it was definitely personal and intentional. … There’s no excuse for that.”
Filipovski, a sophomore, is expected to be a lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
In the afternoon, he averaged 16.9 points (50.2 percent from the field), 8.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
He had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in Saturday’s loss.
