A heartbreaking loss to state-rival UNC wasn't the focus of Duke head coach Jon Scheyer's postgame press conference.
Jon Scheyer was heated postgame:
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) February 8, 2026
"It's hard to talk about the game when I was most concerned for the safety of our players. I don't wanna make it about that, but... I got staff members that got punched in the face... That's not what this game is about. That was a scary ending." pic.twitter.com/GG9wvRoke7
UNC fans, who stormed the court twice when 0.4 seconds were added to the clock after Seth Trimble's game-clinching shot, were seen throwing items at Duke players on the court.
Jon Scheyer says Duke staffers got punched in the face.
— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) February 8, 2026
Here's a UNC student chucking a water bottle at Duke's team.
Get ready for another round of "Is it time to ban court storming???" debates... pic.twitter.com/lkI6Gm0r40
This isn't the first high-profile court storming controversy to happen to Duke in recent years.
Two seasons ago, Duke player Kyle Filipowski was injured when Wake Forest fans collided with him while storming the court.
Here's the video of Kyle Filipowski getting hurt during the Wake court storm. (via @JordanDajani)
— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) February 24, 2024
Buddy if you hated the court storming hot takes before, you ain't seen nothing yet... pic.twitter.com/4j6AdJ7Xm6
Nobody cries more about court storming than Jon Scheyer.
— Aint No Seats Podcast (@AintNoSeatsPod) February 8, 2026
Never forget when Kyle Filipowski played the next game after they carried him off like his leg had fallen off. https://t.co/9073HHJVRy pic.twitter.com/VuQUpUtucr
The court-storming discourse heading into March Madness just got turned up to 10.