The College Basketball Post

[champcruthik]

Athletes should retaliate with their play. Or words at worst. I've defended Marcus Smart, the player. But the person should know better. It looks bad and the media will twist it.

If the fan shoved first, different story. Smart got physical first in a verbal joust.

 

[mr marcus]

Something very rude was said cause he jumped up and his attention was directly at that guy

 

[s0rtega22]

But what is a "regular setting"? Just curious if players were allowed to react physically to fans, what/where is the line? To me it's racial slurs otherwise what about the BS chants from fans? Or boo's? Those don't occur in a "regular setting".

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

Marcus Smart will be a late 1st rounder now.

Idiot

 

[datznasty]

Marcus Smart will be a late 1st rounder now.

Idiot

go to a better team. Win. Hell, he might fall all the way to us. But yea, he claims he was called a "***** *****"

 

[ballahb]

Something very rude was said cause he jumped up and his attention was directly at that guy

He called him the N word

Marcus Smart will be a late 1st rounder now.

Idiot

and He'll still be a lottery pick

 

[ballahb]

Fan has a history...espn won't report it tho

Go on....???

 

[statis22]

Travis Ford staying away from answering any questions about the situation...

I'm other words, "I'm getting fired anyway so I won't throw my body in front of it.."?

 

[airjordan jb23]

ESPN spazzing

some fans think they have the right to do whatever they want though... im not even mad at the way smart reacted

 

[mr marcus]

@GottliebShow: Jeff Orr to a #TexasTech friend of mine via text "I kinda let my mouth say something I shouldn't have,I feel bad" #MarcusSmart


Fan claim he didn't say the N word but why would he admit that? That's public suicide on his part (not saying he's lying tho)

 

[datznasty]

"wasn't vulgar or the N Word" another text from Orr - #MarcusSmart

 

[rook]

Leaving out the house and heard espn compare smart to ron artest situation years ago.

Man smh

& **** Tim welsh.

 

[big van vader]

What world do these commentators that say "I don't care what the guy said, you don't physically confront someone over words" live in?

People get physically confronted over the wrong words all the time.

 

[rook]

What world do these commentators that say "I don't care what the guy said, you don't physically confront someone over words" live in?

People get physically confronted over the wrong words all the time.

Exactly why i said **** tim welsh. Not to make this a race thing but he has no idea what it means to be called the n word. Not saying smart was called that but for him to say that was a little ignorant. But im not surprised.

 

[mr marcus]

So many technicalities in dougs tweets...dude low key be trolling lol


Marcus just gotta learn from this ****...cant give these folks the pleasure they want...gotta beat em at their own game

 

[cj003]

Freedom of speech huh?

Some of you all clearly don't know what it is. You aren't allowed to say whatever you want, whenever you want. The NCAA is allowed to ban profane language at schools or they can ban it b/c the words can possibly be heard on tv(small chance). If they did, the fan wouldn't be able to do anything about it. And at private schools, they can ban it b/c its a private institution.

The NBA has banned and suspended several fans for their verbal behavior. Has anyone ever heard of the NCAA doing this? I haven't. They are gutless and don't protect its players. Sure the guy paid for a ticket, but there is a line you don't cross. I've been to dozens of ncaa games and fans can be disgusting. Whereas the NBA there's boos, cheers and mocking. College hoop fans take it personal.

Smart is in the wrong, but the NCAA, the refs and the fan are to blame as well.

Smart should be suspended, but this guy should be banned for life. The NCAA should set a precedent that they will not allow this crap, but I highly doubt they will. They only care about donors

 

[don ramon]

 
What world do these commentators that say "I don't care what the guy said, you don't physically confront someone over words" live in?

People get physically confronted over the wrong words all the time.

well most of these people with these strong opinions tend to be middle aged white guys, so that's part of the problem

 

[philosophiae dr]

Marcus is lucky he didn't throw that haymaker.

Now that would have been RIP to his draft stock.

I'll be surprised by anything more than 5 games.

& he shouldn't slip out of the lottery (even in this deep draft).

 

[cj003]

Fan told him to "go back to Africa"

 

[rook]

Fan told him to "go back to Africa"

Childish. Grown *** man saying that to a kid smh

 

[jewbacca]

 

[ohmygosher]

Fan told him to "go back to Africa"

Source?

I hope the NCAA bans this fool. ******* coward.

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

Minus whale had of called him the N word. Same effect...

 

[SneakerProSr.]

Marcus is lucky he didn't throw that haymaker.

Now that would have been RIP to his draft stock.

I'll be surprised by anything more than 5 games.

& he shouldn't slip out of the lottery (even in this deep draft).

Wanna make a wager?

 

[seymore cake]

But people were saying he's any animal and should be suspended multiple games meanwhile you have 40+ fans spurting racist remarks at 19-20yr old kids.