That’s awful. Why does this happen? It’s a freaking basketball game. I’m sure both sides have blame here.
Saying both sides are to blame is like looking at a glass half filled and saying it is either half full or half empty; meaning everyone has a view of what they see.
Back in the 90's my wife and I went to a UK-UL game in the old Freedom Hall. Robbie Valentine gave us tickets that were right on the court.
We were dressed in UK gear, not gaudy but looked nice. We sat down and was surrounded by nothing but red.
I went to get us some food/drinks and when I came back, I could tell my wife was acting different. It didn't take me long to figure out it had something to do with the people that came in while I was gone to the concession stand. One of the people behind us had a basketball on his head and was acting a fool.
My wife was almost in tears and she tried to whisper to me that this guy was yelling at her. As the teams came out on the floor, this punk kept yelling in my ear, F**K Kentucky and when he clapped, he would hit the back of my ball cap until it finally came off my head. At this moment I turned around and grabbed the basketball off his head and had him in a choke hold. Police came running and surprising to us, the people around us stood up for my wife and me saying this man was harassing us and slapping us. He was escorted out and we watched the game.
Was I wrong to grab him? Maybe but sometimes you have to stop stupid yourself. Maybe the UL fan was upset the UK fan was there and wouldn't stop his harassment to where the UK guy felt he had to stop it.
More times then not, the guy who looked like he got his a** whipped is the one who started it.
Just my two cents.