- Play stopped as devoted employee tries to search out buyer
- Safety workers usher supply individual off courtroom throughout sport
- Duquesne confirms incident was staged prank on Thursday
Not solely did Loyola and Duquesne should take care of one another in Wednesday evening’s school basketball match-up, in addition they needed to ignore the temptation of grabbing a fast McDonald’s.
Early within the second half of Duquesne’s 72-58 victory, an Uber Eats supply individual appeared to wander on to courtroom with a bag of McDonald’s. Play was stopped whereas safety workers ushered the person off courtroom. The video screens at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse later confirmed a cheerful conclusion to the story: a pupil within the crowd was proven cheering as he tucked into his supply.
Stoppage in Play. Uber Eats supply man goes on courtroom with meals supply in the midst of the Duquesne sport. pic.twitter.com/rY4VFIsJnR
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot complimented the supply individual on his dedication to his craft.
“I actually didn’t see it, that’s how loopy it's,” Dambrot advised the Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette. “I simply noticed the video after the sport. Our guys have been dying laughing in [the locker room]. Man had a job to do. He did his job effectively.”
On Thursday, after the footage went viral and was featured on ESPN’s Sportscenter, the Pittsburgh college’s media relations workforce confirmed it was a staged prank.
“As you'd most likely count on, we attempt to offer a secure and pleasurable setting for friends and contributors in any respect occasions on our campus. We additionally depend on frequent courtesy and the civility of these in attendance to stick to the rules which are in place.
Everybody retains asking me what occurred with the door sprint man on the courtroom at tonights sport. Right here was my angle.
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“This was a prank, deliberate prematurely, finished for web publicity. We decided that the person was sporting a mic whereas somebody filmed him as he walked on to the courtroom throughout lively play. Whereas the incident could have appeared humorous on the time, and no hurt was finished, we're aware that incidents like this may put gamers and officers in danger.
“The college has reviewed its security protocols and tightened its safety measures to make sure circumstances for our gamers and followers are secure and meet the requirements for the very best stage of competitors in school basketball.”
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