Should college basketball ban court storming in the wake of the incident following Duke and Wake Forest?
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00:00 The court storming incident after the Duke-Wake Forest game has led to controversy and questions about whether court storming should be allowed at all.
00:07 Here's the thing, it is part of college sports, part of the tradition. You can't act reckless. Obviously this is unacceptable.
00:14 Really, you know, it was an incident and both parties got involved physically there.
00:18 And you should have some sort of discretion. It should be a rare thing, not something just to do.
00:24 Because Wake Forest was two and a half point favorites in this game. You don't storm the court after that.
00:28 I feel like, again, I understand that the young man was injured. But this is an overreaction.
00:37 I feel like court storming has been a thing for so long and I can probably count on one hand, I don't think every finger,
00:43 how many instances I've seen where somebody's actually gotten injured. And I feel like that's the only reason it's a big deal.
00:48 But it just comes with the territory. I mean, honestly, it's really a reckless thing to do.
00:53 But it's always been a reckless thing to do. You have a bunch of college students rushing to the middle of a court
00:59 with no concern for anything but getting to the middle of the court. Naturally, there's going to be some type of injury.
01:05 It's almost like we're lucky we haven't seen a stampede, if anything.
01:09 But I feel like it's a bit of an overreaction because somebody got injured.
01:13 I know they had a thing with K and Clark, too, but it's just like it's been a thing for so long.
01:18 It was like it was only a matter of time before somebody got a little nicked up. But I don't think they should consider getting rid of it.
01:24 It's also a little obnoxious as members of the sports media to have such disdain for the fans, in a sense.
01:31 This is an activity that's been perpetrated by the fans.
01:35 Right, right. It's for the fans. It's for the fans. I get it.
01:40 Especially if you're a losing team, you want to get your players off the court.
01:43 You can say, if you're a winning team, you probably want to get your players off the court, too,
01:46 because, again, you've got a bunch of reckless college students who have probably had one or too many of a certain substance before they decide to storm a court.
01:55 But, like, it's fun. I just feel like I'm not going to let a limited amount of one bad incident overtake the entire thing.
02:04 It's a very exciting experience. So, nah, they should definitely keep it.