Duke star Kyle Filipowski appeared to be injured leaving the floor as Wake Forest fans rushed the court following the Demon Deacons’ 83-79 home victory Saturday, prompting both teams’ head coaches to criticize court storming for its safety risk.
Fans hurried onto the court as the final buzzer sounded, and the 7-foot Filipowski — who was walking from near midcourt back to the postgame handshake line — got caught in the flood of people. He appeared to make contact with multiple fans before needing assistance exiting the floor, surrounded by a wall of Blue Devils players and staffers.
Filipowski reportedly said postgame that he injured his knee. The collision was not the first between a fan and a player this season; Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark also collided with a fan — but luckily was not injured — after Ohio State upset Iowa in late January and fans stormed the floor.
“When are we going to ban court storming?” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “When are we going to ban that? How many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched or they get pushed or they get taunted right in their face? And it’s a dangerous thing.”
Duke F Kyle Filipowski had to be helped off the court as Wake Forest celebrated.
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