Marcus Smart hits a fan

[3TrueFans]

MY guess is the fan didn't use the N word......Tech has black players too

Lol, serious?

 

[milrtym]

[video=youtube;2Eoa1Ko_lxE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eoa1Ko_lxE[/video]

 

[Clone9]

How great is it that this guy is TT's #1 fan. Wow - what an amazing story.

 

[SNEDDS3]

orange power is interesting.

 

[Mumbai1986]

Andy Katz On Marcus Smart - ESPN Video - ESPN

Andy Katz's take on the shove and what will happen.

 

[alarson]

Also, too bad he'll likely be out for games vs. Texas and OU and be back for ISU game/

Hadnt thought about that poenial implication on big 12 standings. That would suck.

 

[CyArob]

I'm not the best lip reader, but it definitely looked like he was calling the fan a racist.

 

[mctallerton]

I feel like Goodman is making excuses for Smart.

 

[Cyclonepride]

MY guess is the fan didn't use the N word......Tech has black players too

Perhaps, though I don't know how selective (or logical) racists are. You would think at least three or four people had to have heard that if Smart did.

 

[CoKane]

N word or not this still is completely unacceptable. He just extended a one year college career into a 3 year one.

 

[azepp]

It looks like the guy is saying "you're not my type." Maybe Marcus was trying to ask him out and was upset about being shot down.

 

[huntt26]

The plot thickens...

 

[1100011CS]

This would be a good one for bad lip readers YouTube bit

 

[ChickenWing]

MY guess is the fan didn't use the N word......Tech has black players too

Please say this was a joke.

 

[atlantacyclone]

Oh well, just keep winning Cyclones! Can't control this stuff...

 

[LindenCy]

The fact that Smart gets up and turns around fully when he wasn't that close to begin with means that the fan said something pretty bad. Doesn't excuse the push, but I think that will weigh heavily into this.

 

[stateofmind]

Can ESPN move on until they have new info?

 

[A-town Cy]

After looking at their schedule they may be NIT bound

 

[tm3308]

That's interesting no one tried to get in between the fan and him when they were so close to each other. Usually stadium security has someone making sure that interaction does not happen ala Ron Artest. Maybe they only do that in the NBA or in professional sports.

It looked like pretty tight quarters to begin with. Not much room for a security person to get in the way, and it happened pretty quickly. It looked like the fan said something while Smart was on the floor, judging from the way his head snapped around and he immediately got into the guy's face.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

The fact that Smart gets up and turns around fully when he wasn't that close to begin with means that the fan said something pretty bad. Doesn't excuse the push, but I think that will weigh heavily into this.

I agree. His punishment will be less than people expect. No way its 5 games like the talking heads are suggesting.