{"id":22811,"date":"2024-01-22T09:10:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T03:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/shirtless-tulane-fan-shoves-memphis-basketball-player-after-storming-court-in-wild-scene\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T09:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T03:40:27","slug":"shirtless-tulane-fan-shoves-memphis-basketball-player-after-storming-court-in-wild-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/shirtless-tulane-fan-shoves-memphis-basketball-player-after-storming-court-in-wild-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirtless Tulane fan shoves Memphis basketball player after storming court in wild scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Read this article for free!<\/p>\n<p>Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/p>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A court-storming scene in Tulane during a college basketball game led to one shirtless fan shoving a player on the Memphis Tigers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Tulane Green Wave, an unranked team, upset No. 10 Memphis, 81-79, to move to 12-6 on the season. Meanwhile, the Tigers are now 15-4 on the year.<\/p>\n<p>A rabid fan base rushed the court after the final buzzer went off, with one fan shirtless as he joined the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/343\/192\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/686\/384\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/672\/378\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1344\/756\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/931\/523\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1862\/1046\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/720\/405\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1440\/810\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200\/675\/Penny-Hardaway.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Penny Hardaway looks on court\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway<\/span> <span>(Adam Davis\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images\/File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But that fan seemed to be looking for David Jones, a junior forward in his first year at Memphis after playing for St. John\u2019s last season. Video caught the fan shoving Jones in the back before rejoining the crowd on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Jones didn\u2019t react to the fan, though, as he was seen walking off the court in the other direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFieldOf68\/status\/1749169932254756884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>VIEW THE MOMENT ON X<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this could\u2019ve been a worse incident than it turned out to be, fans rushing the court is always a scary thing for the opposing team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IOWA&#8217;S CAITLIN CLARK SHAKEN UP AFTER COLLIDING WITH COURT-STORMING FAN: \u2018JUST HAMMERED\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A prime example was Ohio State, the 18th-ranked team in women\u2019s college basketball, watching fans sprint onto the hardwood after defeating No. 2 Iowa in overtime.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa star Caitlin Clark was jogging off the court when an Ohio State fan collided with her, leaving Clark shaken up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/343\/192\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/686\/384\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/672\/378\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1344\/756\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/931\/523\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1862\/1046\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/720\/405\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1440\/810\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200\/675\/Ron-Hunter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ron Hunter claps on court\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Tulane Green Wave head coach Ron Hunter<\/span> <span>(Adam Davis\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images\/File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Now, obviously, I can see they\u2019re storming the court, which is totally fine and, I mean, good for their students,&#8221; Clark said, per the Dayton Daily News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Great win for them, and I was just trying to exit the court as quickly as possible, so I started running, and I was absolutely just hammered by somebody trying to run onto the court and basically blindsided \u2026 kind of scary. Could have caused a serious injury to me and knocked the wind out of me. But luckily, my teammates kind of picked me up and got me off the court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State\u2019s athletic director apologized to Clark after the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the Tulane-Memphis game, Jones was the top scorer with 32 points. He\u2019s the Tigers\u2019 top scorer, averaging 21.1 points with 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not a big storm-the-court guy,&#8221; Tulane head coach Ron Hunter said. &#8220;But there\u2019s some occasions at some schools and some environments where you just \u2014 you know what? I\u2019m happy for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/343\/192\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/686\/384\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/672\/378\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1344\/756\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/931\/523\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1862\/1046\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/720\/405\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1440\/810\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200\/675\/Penny-Hardaway-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Penny Hardaway reacts on court\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway<\/span> <span>(Adam Davis\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images\/File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hunter saw Sion James lead his squad with 22 points, and Kevin Cross had 21 of his own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Read this article for free! 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