Auburn star Johni Broome skilled a second he will not quickly overlook throughout a 91-77 win over Ole Miss on Saturday.
Throughout the Sixteenth-ranked Tigers’ victory, Broome was concerned in a minor confrontation courtside, slapping away the hand of a fan who’d reached out and made contact with the ahead as he made a go.
Nonetheless, the fan in query occurred to be legendary actor Morgan Freeman.
Broome instantly apologized to Freeman however defined the weird incident in additional element after the sport whereas talking with reporters.
“I believed it was an Ole Miss fan like simply grabbing my jersey, holding onto me,” Broome mentioned through CBS Sports activities. “I sort of acquired their hand off, however I noticed who it was — I spotted it was him, and I am like, ‘Oh my gosh, I am a giant fan, I am sorry.'”
Freeman’s response? In line with Broome, he mentioned, “Simply hold taking part in.”
So, in the long run, no hurt, no foul.
For Broome, it was a real-life star-struck second. A self-professed “film man,” the junior mentioned it is possible that he watched one among Freeman’s motion pictures on the flight to Ole Miss earlier than Saturday’s contest.
The run-in with Hollywood royalty could have motivated Broome and the Tigers. Trailing Ole Miss by 9 on the break, Auburn exploded within the second half en path to a 14-point victory.
The ahead recorded 15 factors, taking pictures 7-of-13 from the sector and 1-of-3 past the arc whereas including team-highs in rebounds (9) and assists (seven).
In the meantime, Broome was one among six Auburn gamers to complete in double figures. Jaylin Williams led the best way with 16 factors, adopted by Chad Baker-Mazara (15), Broome, Ok.D. Johnson (11), Denver Jones (11), and Tre Donaldson (10).
The win helped the Tigers enhance to 18-4 general and 7-2 in opposition to the SEC.