The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball team had a wild Thursday evening. The team was scheduled to play Long Island University, but the game did not start on time because nearly the entire team was stuck in an elevator.
Various things can delay games, including technical issues, animals and even power outages. But what happens when nearly an entire team doesn’t show up for a matchup because they’re stuck in an elevator? (Remember Virginia Tech?)
Thursday evening, the Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball team traveled to Brooklyn, New York, to play at Long Island University. The local fire department had to be called in to rescue multiple players mysteriously stuck in an elevator.
Breaking: Tonight’s game between Fairleigh Dickinson and Long Island University at LIU is in a delay because FDU players are stuck in an elevator coming from the locker room to the court. Firemen are on the scene trying to get FDU players out of the elevator now: pic.twitter.com/cujbz2alFy
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) February 16, 2024
Source: in a beautiful twist of internet fate, virtually the entire FDU team is stuck in an elevator **at LIU** and the game is being delayed as a result. What a sport. pic.twitter.com/tbGGwUg9XC
— Curry Hicks Sage (@CurryHicksSage) February 16, 2024
Thankfully, the team was rescued after about 15 minutes and eventually won the game.
FDU was stuck in an elevator prior to the Knights matchup with LIU and ended up winning in OT 🛗 pic.twitter.com/S2diFRg7Z2
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 16, 2024
Going 🆙! Just not in that elevator.#KnightsWin | #uKNIGHTED pic.twitter.com/udPy6EyrdG
— FDU Men's Basketball (@FDUKnightsMBB) February 16, 2024
However, that did not stop the Fairleigh Dickinson social media team and the internet from cracking jokes about the situation.
Can confirm ours works. pic.twitter.com/9o0lynzXDl
— FDU Men's Basketball (@FDUKnightsMBB) February 16, 2024
Things that can stop FDU Basketball from scoring:
✅ An elevator
❌ Purdue https://t.co/7qcZvKl9Pe— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) February 16, 2024
mood https://t.co/WyGBaYTmCZ pic.twitter.com/cU1DxVPbzh
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) February 16, 2024
How stuck are these basketball players??
Well, I'd say Fairleigh. https://t.co/jPA1uwfypb
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) February 16, 2024
https://t.co/IRCEA8X4hV pic.twitter.com/XQABmIWmJD
— Juan More Tweet 🇵🇪🍉 (@Air_Force_Juan) February 16, 2024
https://t.co/6gkDp1z8V6 pic.twitter.com/hVYEebJZ0v
— @aNOLEnymous* (@aNOLEnymous) February 16, 2024
I don't know a lot about engineering or elevators, but someone should find out if that elevator is maintained by a Purdue grad. https://t.co/eanB7mGHyc
— Kedrick Stumbris (@KedrickStumbris) February 16, 2024
Can’t wait to tell my grandkids I was there on this historic night https://t.co/RGr7vxPfxw
— Alex Watt (@decafdivanyc) February 16, 2024
https://t.co/SedXq07AW9 pic.twitter.com/8YD4NYmm25
— LaKeena McGee (@KeenaMcGee) February 16, 2024
Marquette players texting FDU players prior to Sat:
"Hey, how'd you guys do that?" 👨🚒#UConn https://t.co/zAuI3CeRfz
— Paul Drewry (@pauldrewry) February 16, 2024
Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down?
Let’s go crazy. https://t.co/3sfMV0yc6y— Peter Botte (@PeterBotte) February 16, 2024
i made a $200 bet on a team that got stuck in an elevator in case anyone is looking for financial advice https://t.co/BisNGd5HwQ
— weekend twitr (@WeekendTwitr) February 16, 2024
