Bruh …
It’s the only appropriate term to describe what happened over the weekend in Chapel Hill, as members of the North Carolina basketball team and a couple of hundred students lost their minds during a pandemic that went on. kill more than 462,000 Americans, all because they beat one of Duke’s worst teams Coach K has ever had … by four points.
It was the Monday night game between North Carolina and Miami canceled after a video appears starring on UNC Day: Ron Sharpe and Armando Bacot celebrating their victory over Duke at a party without masks. The video was uploaded by The Daily Tar Heel, the school’s student newspaper.
The victory between the two teams that added a 19-13 record was so impressive for a few hundred UNC students, who celebrated on the street jumping over a mattress that was on fire, while all attendees were without a mask.
Prior to Monday night, Miami had not dealt with a single cancellation or postponement all season. That’s why they had no problem turning around and flying home.
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The timing of the events is the most interesting part of this failure, as the story erupted on the same day that the UNC made history. Monday’s presentation of the latest AP Top 25 rankings revealed that for the first time since 1961, UNC, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and UCLA had no classification. The tar heels are in the bubble to make the NCAA tournament.
Ironically, in addition to the deceptions involving UNC students and players, this is a week that once again demonstrates the problems college basketball has during COVID. Baylor, the nation’s No. 2 team, has postponed three more games, bringing their total to at least 10 games that have been postponed / canceled this season, as they are not scheduled to play again until February 20th. And then there’s Michigan, the nation’s No. 3 team that hasn’t played since Jan. 22.
To better understand how tumultuous this season has been, the The NCAA has an updated list of the latest news on COVID for this season. Look at it. But beware, it’s a lot. This is what happens when a basketball tournament is needed because the cancellation of last year’s version meant a loss of revenue of $ 600 million.