Dave Portnoy exploded the Duke Blue Devils and labeled the “babies” of their fans after the surprising collapse of the team against Houston cost him $ 200,000.
Houston dragged up to 14 points in the second half of their Final Four force test with Duke before fighting quickly in the last two minutes to stun Cooper Flagg and his first -year teammates on Saturday evening.
It turned out to be a sensational return for the cougars, who qualified for the match for the title on Monday evening against the Gators of Florida.
However, for the Blue Devils, which seemed to be strong hopes to go to the end and to become national champions ended up.
Duke fans were left in disbelief on Saturday evening, with a number of them who hit the referees of the match for a controversial fault called Flagg in the first stages.
And in the midst of their complaints, Portnoy – which lost one for $ 200,000 on the game – tore both Duke and their supporters for blowing the game and blaming it on officials.
Dave Portnoy exploded Duke and labeled the “babies” of their fans after their collapse against Houston
The Blue Devils underwent a disastrous collapse in their Final Four confrontation with the cougars
“Duke fans complaining about this foul -smelling call are babies,” wrote the founder of Barstool Sports alongside a clip for the call of fault in question on X. “You have exploded. You couldn’t hinder the ball. You have dribbled it from your leg.
“(Tyrese) Proctor played hero ball and missed free throws. A million chances to seal it and are you going to blame the reference? Speak losing losers.
Portnoy had also published: “It must be one of the greatest obstacles in the history of sport. Congratulations Duke. We will always remember you like losers of stifling dogs.
After their grief March Madness, a Duke star faced a much more serious problem in the potential deportation of the United States.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a tweet on Saturday afternoon that his department “would take measures to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any other program to prevent entry into the United States, with immediate effect”.
Rubio said reason is due to “the failure of the South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the return of its citizens repatriated in a timely manner”.
This could affect the Duke’s male basketball team because their first-year departure center, Khaman Maluach, is from South Sudan.
Duke spokesperson told Brendan Marks for athletics that they had “no comments on the situation at the time”.
According to reports on Saturday evening, Maluach did not speak to journalists after his team lost against Houston and Duke’s director of athletics, Nina King, “ examines’ what happens next.
