Arkansas Razorbacks rebounded from SEC Championship On Friday, coach Eric Musselman and his staff were not pleased.
After losing 67-61 to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals, A.J Arkansas employee He approached a student reporter who was filming Musselman getting off the floor and accused him of grabbing the phone and throwing it on the floor.
Arkansas Razorbacks guard Nick Smith Jr. (Brian Lane/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Jack Weaver A Photojournalist and photo editor For Kentucky Kernel, he was filming Musselman when a staff member appeared to grab his phone.
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Weaver accused the employee of throwing his phone on the floor.
Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Eric Musselman practices during an SEC men’s basketball tournament game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Arkansas Razorbacks on March 10, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Brian Lane/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The Kentucky Kernel, the student-run newspaper for University of Kentuckyissued a statement condemning the Arkansas employee’s actions.
“The Kentucky Kernell is appalled by the actions of the Arkansas men’s basketball program,” the newspaper said on Twitter. “[Jack Weaver] It always embodies professionalism on the job and no journalist, especially a student journalist, should not be subjected to violence simply for doing their job.”
It was a frustrating loss for the Razorbacks, as Musselman needed to be restrained by his assistant several times during the game.
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Arkansas led 40-27 in the second half by Texas A&M He went on a 19-5 run to take the lead.
“For most of the game, we had a lead. I mean, we led 27 minutes or something,” Musselman said. “We obviously played a very good first half and a bad second half. I give Texas A&M credit for playing them in the second half.”
Andre Gordon #20 of the Texas A&M Aggies celebrates against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the quarterfinals of the 2023 SEC Basketball Tournament on March 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Musselman did not address the incident after the match.
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With the win, the Advanced Aggies to the semifinals of the tournament against Vanderbilt, while Arkansas will have to see its spot in the NCAA Tournament.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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