Fan ejected after exchange with Rick Pitino (VIDEO)
A North Carolina team spokesman says a fan was ejected after a verbal exchange with Louisville coach Rick Pitino during Wednesday night’s home game.
Rick Pitino is very displeased with a UNC fan pic.twitter.com/z4bYUuyMw6
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) February 23, 2017
UNC’s Matt Bowers said the fan was ejected shortly after the incident, which occurred as Pitino was leaving the court for halftime.
Video posted on Twitter showed an animated Pitino shouting toward the seats before being led into the tunnel. After the game, Pitino said North Carolina is a “classy place” despite the fan’s behavior.
"He just got in my face and said something I didn't like," Pitino said, according to the Associated Press. "But I take it from the students all the time. You expect it from students. But from an adult? And then turns his back on me like he's a coward. And he is a coward.”
The No. 7 Cardinals lost to No. 8 North Carolina. The Tar Heels 74-63 win over the Cardinals increased their Alantic Coast Conference lead to two games. Four teams, including Louisville, are tied for second place.
This story was originally published February 22, 2017 at 10:47 PM with the headline "Fan ejected after exchange with Rick Pitino (VIDEO)."