On the OSU board they're saying the fan dropped the N bomb. Don't know where they heard that.
Oh, no.......not the F word.He probably called him a flopper :facepalm
The NBA suspended Artest 82 games for actions not that much different...
Doesn't matter what was said, a player cannot attack a fan.
Goodness gracious, this is not even REMOTELY close to that.
oh, no.......not the f word. :d
He's going to get suspended. BUT that fat turd in the crowd he pushed said something to set him off. The guy went from taunting him to "please don't hurt me". lol.
Agreed it is uncalled for and no matter what was said, you cannot attack a fan. I am just wondering what was said because, although I think Smart has been out of control a lot lately... I just could not imagine him doing this for absolutely nothing. However, whatever was said does not condone him attacking; you just have to walk away. Watching the highlights on ESPNU it looked like Marcus mouthed to the official: "He called me an N"... Not sure about that, but it sure looked like it...
Ford pleaded ignorance throughout the postgame press conference. Surely he had time to a) speak to Smart and b) see video of the incident before stepping out to answer reporters' questions.
Ford pleaded ignorance throughout the postgame press conference. Surely he had time to a) speak to Smart and b) see video of the incident before stepping out to answer reporters' questions.
It doesn't matter what the guy said, Chaser. You've got to turn a deaf ear to it and walk away. There is no justification whatsoever for going after a fan in the stands and pushing him like that. Marcus is out of control now. It started with the temper tantrum he threw when he kicked the team bench a couple of weeks ago. This was a lot worse.
Yes. I completely agree and as I said in my post, I am not condoning what he did... He needs to be suspended for at least 1 to 2 games. But I am just curious what happened to make him react like that... And as someone pointed out, this is all over ESPN. Bad press for OSU and I can't say I am not enjoying this meltdown!
I'll take the minority approach and say this is just sad for college basketball.