Duke star Kyle Filipowski seemed to be injured leaving the ground Saturday throughout a Wake Forest courtroom storm following the Demon Deacons’ 83-79 dwelling victory.
Followers rushed the courtroom as the ultimate buzzer sounded, and the 7-foot Filipowski — who was strolling from close to midcourt again to the postgame handshake line — acquired caught within the flood of individuals. He appeared to make contact with a number of followers earlier than needing help exiting the ground, surrounded by a wall of Blue Devils gamers and staffers.
“(Filipowski) sprains his ankle. When are we going to ban courtroom stormings?” Duke coach Jon Scheyer mentioned postgame.
Filipowski reportedly advised media members postgame he injured his knee.
Have a look at Filipowski on the left aspect of the ‘W’…
Will get utterly rotated, probably hit within the face along with the decrease physique. Uh, that is unacceptable. Hope Filipowski is OK. https://t.co/oz7mEF9GcS
— Brendan Marks (@BrendanRMarks) February 24, 2024
Filipowski completed with a Duke-best 17 factors and eight rebounds.
The Blue Satan sophomore ahead has had a number of controversial harm conditions in his two faculty seasons. As a freshman, when Duke performed at Virginia Tech, Filipowski was struck within the throat midgame, however no flagrant foul was assessed. Filipowski exited the sport and was instantly sick, and the Blue Devils went on to lose.
Moreover, when Duke performed at Virginia, Filipowski was fouled as time expired, however even after replay view, officers determined to not name one. The Blue Devils went on to lose in additional time, their final lack of the season earlier than the NCAA Event; the ACC launched an official assertion later that evening admitting the officers have been fallacious, and Filipowski ought to have shot potential game-winning free throws.
That is the second time this season a participant has been injured throughout an opponent’s courtroom storm. Iowa ladies’s basketball star Caitlin Clark additionally collided with a fan — however fortunately was not injured — after Ohio State upset Iowa in late January and followers stormed the ground.
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