ESPN features Patrick Mahomes celebrating with fan after made putt, later misses critical play showing star QB

Patrick Mahomes was in the building at his alma mater Monday night to watch Texas Tech basketball take on Houston in a top 10 matchup. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was featured several times during the ESPN broadcast.

That included during the first half when a fan in attendance nailed a full-court length golf putt at one of the timeout breaks. The crowd obviously went wild as cameras captured the fan running over to Mahomes, who was sitting courtside, and celebrated with him. You can view that moment below.

🚨⛳️🏀 #WATCH — A Texas Tech fan drained a full court putt and celebrated with Patrick Mahomes 🔥

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— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) February 25, 2025

That wasn’t the only time Mahomes was featured on the broadcast, however, and the second time had some fans upset. During a critical play down the stretch, the cameras panned over to Mahomes celebrating after a made free throw but missed the action in the process.

Texas Tech’s defense had trapped Cougars guard Milos Uzan and forced him to call a timeout while bringing the ball up the court with a 62-59 lead and 1:06 remaining.

ESPN shows Patrick Mahomes reacting to a play instead of the play itself down the stretch of Houston-Texas Tech. pic.twitter.com/ckVwKIWvvo

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 25, 2025

Thankfully, there weren’t any other issues the rest of the way as the cameras stayed on the court. Texas Tech would go on to fall against Houston by a score of 69-61.

Mahomes is coming off of his eighth NFL season, finishing short of a threepeat after falling against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. He was in attendance at the game with his wife, Brittany.

Patrick Mahomes played for Texas Tech from 2014-16 and left third in school history with 11,252 yards passing.

Patrick Mahomes Sr., John Rocker fight canceled after son, wife Brittany Mahomes intervened

The scheduled fight between Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker has been canceled, Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy revealed Friday.

Portnoy said on “The Unnamed Show” that Mahomes Sr.’s son, Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany, intervened to get the fight called off.

“This fight’s canceled,” Portnoy said. “… They came to us to do this. How would we ever come up with this concept? Like, let’s put John Rocker and Pat Mahomes Sr. [in the ring]; who would ever think of that? They came to us, said they hated each other and wanted to fight. Devlin [D’Zmura], who does the Rough N’ Rowdy was like, ‘Yeah, if they wanna fight, let’s do it.’

“Mahomes’ agent, the football player, and Brittany from what I am told, intervened and were like, ‘There’s no way this fight’s happening. We’re gonna cut this guy off if he does it.’ So, they canceled. … If they wanna fight, let them fight. That’s what I say.”

Portnoy previously announced the April 19 Rough N’ Rowdy boxing bout between Mahomes Sr. and Rocker in Wheeling, West Virginia. Mahomes Sr. and Rocker got into a confrontation on Bourbon Street during Super Bowl LIX week. Video showed the two exchanging words in a heated moment.

On3’s Nick Geddes contributed to this report.