After unranked Wake Forest upset No. 8 Duke on Saturday on national television in Winston-Salem, N.C., giddy Demon Deacons fans rushed the court in celebration, but it came at the expense of one of Duke’s players. While Blue Devils center Kyle Filipowski was trying to walk off the court, cameras caught fans barreling into him and injuring one of his ankles.
After the ordeal, Duke coach Jon Scheyer made a bold statement regarding the culture of court storming in college basketball.
“I’m more concerned about the well-being of our guys,” Scheyer told reporters. “Flip sprains his ankle—when are we gonna ban court storming? When are we gonna ban that? 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? And, it’s a dangerous thing.”
