Saturday’s 83-79 upset of the No. 10 Duke Blue Devils by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons threw college basketball fans into a frenzy. The conversation started because of what transpired following, not because the ACC powerhouse was offended.
Fans of the Demon Deacons, who were pouring onto the court to celebrate their team’s major win, knocked down Duke forward Kyle Filipowski. Filipowski is the second well-known player to be pushed down in a court storming incident, but fortunately he was not badly hurt. Caitlin Clark of Iowa escaped harm after being tripped during her team’s defeat by Ohio State.
Although winning supporters may find it amusing to swarm the court, doing so might have harmful repercussions for the….