Basketball
An unexpected curiosity at a match in the USA. Basketball players helped to win … food delivery man
The unlucky courier ended up on the floor right during the game. The commentators were shocked!
Organizers of sports competitions today use countless tricks to keep the attention of the viewer and once again light up in the press. But sometimes the confrontation is played out according to such a scenario, which would be simply impossible to come up with. So, recently, at a basketball game in the United States, a food delivery man went onto the floor right during the ball draw and … thwarted the opponent’s attack.
An amazing force majeure or a well-thought-out move by the stadium owners?
“Who is this delivery man?”
In the US National Collegiate League (NCAA), basketball matches often attract comparable attention to major league games in the country. Large media also support high attention to university confrontations, and therefore a wide audience can see the battles of future NBA stars.
The Duquesne Dukes’ game against the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago was predictable in terms of intrigue. According to bookmakers, the Dukes were favorites on the home court in Pittsburgh, despite the fact that their opponent scored two home wins in a row. It’s just that in the Atlantic 10 conference, the team from Chicago is last, so the trip to Pennsylvania to the middle of the league was almost doomed.
An ordinary match of the regular season could hardly be of interest to anyone except the fans of these teams, but unexpectedly became one of the key events of the week.
And it’s not about the players at all, but about the incredible performance that happened in the middle of the game. During the attacking actions of the guests, a young man appeared in the corner of the site with drinks and a craft package, in which food is usually delivered. Commentators exclaimed in surprise:
– Wow! What’s this? Who is this food delivery guy? Judge?! Judge?! they asked live.
The shocked referee could not stop the game, but only actively showed the hero of the situation that it was necessary to leave the parquet. At the same time, the man who appeared did not understand at all what was happening: he simply shifted from foot to foot, trying to choose a direction for further movement.
Either he stayed at the break and was looking for his place in the sector, or he really delivered food to the stands for some of the spectators, but it all looked extremely ironic and even a little feigned. The opposing team, by the way, lost the ball in attack, so if it was a planned action by the hosts, then the result is excellent.
As a result, the “Dukes” won as expected 72:58, but not the basketball players became the main characters of the meeting. The title of the best player can be safely given to the mysterious delivery man.
Source: Sportbox
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