The Wake Forest Demon Deacons earned the kind of win they badly want to spice up their NCAA event resume on Saturday afternoon by upsetting No. 8 Duke. Wake Forest had been on the bubble, and a win in opposition to a strong in-state rival is actually one thing to have a good time. Sadly, Duke star Kyle Filipowski seems to have been injured as followers rushed the court docket.
Filipowski was seen hobbling into the tunnel after getting caught up within the court docket storming. A fan appeared to leap into Filipowski and was despatched flying. The damage appeared to happen as waves of Wake Forest followers continued to hurry onto the court docket. Filipowski reportedly suffered a sprained ankle, in keeping with Duke coach Jon Scheyer. Watch the clip right here:
Filipowski is Duke’s prime participant this 12 months. The sophomore large man is projected because the No. 11 choose in our newest 2024 NBA mock draft. He completed with 17 factors, eight rebounds, and 5 assists within the loss.
Watch Scheyer’s feedback right here:
Jon Scheyer: “When are we going to ban court-storming? … It’s a harmful factor.”
Scheyer says Kyle Filipowski sprained his ankle in the course of the Wake Forest court-storm. pic.twitter.com/zE1yr7O6bJ
— Josh Graham (@JoshGrahamShow) February 24, 2024
A predictable dialog performed out after Filipowski’s obvious damage.
Kyle Filipowski had a collision with a fan in the course of the court docket storm and needed to be hobbled off the court docket. TERRIBLE job by Wake Forest to guard the gamers.
Because of this court docket storms must cease. Hope he is okay.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) February 24, 2024
We’ll replace this story because it develops.
