Duke star forward Kyle Filipowski needed to be helped off the court with a knee injury after he collided with a Wake Forest fan after Saturday’s game.
The injury came after a sold-out Demon Deacons crowd stormed the court after the upset win, and Duke head coach Jon Scheyer didn’t mince words on his thoughts about the practice after the game.
“I’m more concerned about the well-being of our guys,” Scheyer said. “When are we going to ban court storming?”
“How many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched or they get pushed or they get taunted right in their face? It’s a dangerous thing.”
Scheyer said he didn’t want the incident to take away from the Demon Deacons’ victory, but he referenced remembering that fans gave players a few seconds to get off the court when he was a player.
“When are we going to ban court storming?”
Jon Scheyer on Kyle Filipowski spraining his ankle in the court storming at Wake Forest, and he also points to what happened to Caitlin Clark at Ohio State, a month ago. pic.twitter.com/VCdMJXRywl
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Scheyer also referenced Iowa star women’s basketball player Caitlin Clark, who collided with an Ohio State fan after an upset loss earlier this season.
Discussing the collision between Caitlin Clark and an Ohio State fan. pic.twitter.com/9CByD6fhEo
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“That needs to stop,” Scheyer said to conclude his comments.