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ALL RIGHT FRED HOIBERG WAS CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING BY THE BIG TEN AFTER HE SWATTED A PHONE OUT OF AN IOWA FAN’S HAND DURING A COURT STORMING INCIDENT IN IOWA CITY EARLIER THIS WEEK. HOIBERG ADDRESSED THE INCIDENT THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT. I’M NOT AGAINST COURT STORMS. I THINK IT’S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND CELEBRATE. THAT’S WHAT IT SHOULD BE ABOUT. GO OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH YOUR TEAM, BUT YOU CAN’T GO INTO THE HANDSHAKE LINE AND PUT A PLAYERS AND COACHES IN DANGER. IT WAS A HEATED MOMENT. IT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE GAME. I WAS GOING THROUGH THE HANDSHAKE LINE, CONGRATULATING THE IOWA COACHES ON A HARD FOUGHT WIN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, OUT OF NOWHERE, THIS KID RUSHES UP ON ME AND I REACTED TO IT AND I THINK ANYBODY IN MY POSITION AFTER A GAME LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE REACTED IN A SIMILAR WAY. HOIBERG ALSO MENTIONED HE DOES HAVE A PACEMAKER THAT CAN GO OFF FROM CELL PHONE USAGE, SO HE’S COGNIZANT OF THAT AS WELL. IOWA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ISSUED AN APOLOGY AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. TOMORROW. NEBRAS
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Husker men’s basketball coach addresses incident after Nebraska-Iowa game
Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Big Ten after he swatted a phone out of an Iowa fan’s hands during the court storming in Iowa City.READ MORE: Big Ten Conference: There will be no action taken in relation to incident with Nebraska basketball head coach Fred HoibergHoiberg addressed the incident during a media conference on Friday morning.”I’m not against court storms. I think it’s great to be able to go out and celebrate. That’s what it should be about. Go out and celebrate with your team. But you can’t go into the handshake line and put players and coaches in danger. It was a heated moment. It was an unbelievable game. I was going through the handshake like, congratulating the Iowa coaches on a hard-fought win. And all of a sudden out of nowhere, this kid rushes up on me, and I reacted to it. And I think anybody in my position after a game like that would’ve reacted in a similar way,” the coach said.Hoiberg also mentioned he does have a pacemaker that can go off from a cell phone, so he’s cognizant of that as well.The Iowa Athletic Department issued an apology after the incident. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Big Ten after he swatted a phone out of an Iowa fan’s hands during the court storming in Iowa City.
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Hoiberg addressed the incident during a media conference on Friday morning.
“I’m not against court storms. I think it’s great to be able to go out and celebrate. That’s what it should be about. Go out and celebrate with your team. But you can’t go into the handshake line and put players and coaches in danger. It was a heated moment. It was an unbelievable game. I was going through the handshake like, congratulating the Iowa coaches on a hard-fought win. And all of a sudden out of nowhere, this kid rushes up on me, and I reacted to it. And I think anybody in my position after a game like that would’ve reacted in a similar way,” the coach said.
Hoiberg also mentioned he does have a pacemaker that can go off from a cell phone, so he’s cognizant of that as well.
The Iowa Athletic Department issued an apology after the incident.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
