“Take Notes”: Trae Young & Alex Caruso Call Out Controversial Act Triggering Chaos in Texas-Georgia NCAA Game

Generally, an exciting sporting experience will have a lot of twists and turns in the game, leaving the fans on the edge of their seat. Whenever that happens, viewers create an electrifying atmosphere with their screams, cheers, and chants. However, tonight, fans have taken their viewing experience to another level, influencing a ref’s decision on the field! Amid this controversial act, NBA’s hoopers Trae Young and Alex Caruso prompted the community to sneakily take notes. Why?

The Darrell K. Royal-Memorial Stadium has one of the most boisterous crowds. Tonight, the Texas Longhorns took on the Georgia Bulldogs in an intense one-sided affair which the Bulldogs comfortably won 15-30. However, in the third quarter, the game to a brief pause, after fans on the north side of the stadium rampantly threw bottles on the field over a referee’s decision. Well, that wasn’t the only controversial element. The refs overturned the decision in response to the fans’ nasty act!

Yeah, you read that right. The fans in the stands went wild over the pass-interference call against Texas’ cornerback Jahdae Barron. Following that, the refs overturned the call, to keep the game going! Immediately after this incident, Hawks‘ Trae Young broadcasted the trick. He took to his X handle and wrote, “Throwing beers onto the field is gonna be a new strategy to stall huh.. fans take notes.” 

Well, there are a lot of controversial calls in the NBA games as well, where the refs fail to call a foul or wrongly give possession. Even though there are reviews in place, Ice Trae felt the need. Apart from him, the latest OKC Thunder member, Alex Caruso also joined the bandwagon, as the hooper wrote, “New precedent in CFB.. if you disagree with a call & you just have fans throw as many beer cans on the field as you can.. they’ll reverse it!” via X. Well, at the same time, you really don’t want to take NBA fans lightly!

Does the NBA have any controversial fan moments that ‘influenced’ a game?

Oh yes! The NBA sure does have its own. But only one stands tall above the rest. It’s the infamous ‘Malice in the Palace’. In 2004, in a regular season game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons, a slightly aggressive move at the end resulted in a huge brawl.

With only less than a minute left in the game, Pistons’ Ben Wallace committed a hard foul on Pacers’ Ron Artest, which left him very upset. While there was a controllable chain of affairs on the hardwood, Artest suddenly yanks himself into the stands to confront a fan, igniting fan fury. Viewers started throwing objects at Artest and in retaliation, however, the star threw a cup back at the crowd.

Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O’Neal also joined the hooper and eventually ended up throwing punches at fans. And, boom, fans rushed onto the court, resulting in a chaotic situation. One of the fans threw a chair in a brawl, which resulted in criminal charges, and as an instant consequence, the game had to be suspended.

The league slapped multiple suspensions on the players involved and a few from the community faced a life ban from witnessing the Pistons’ home games. Truly an ugly situation. Ron Artest later admitted that he “couldn’t change” who he was and was forced into “survival mode” that day, which was what led him into the stands. Let us know any other controversial moments you can remember in the comments below.

Before leaving, do watch the Dual Threat Show hosted by BG12 where Bulldogs’ Asia Avinger details her experience with Kobe Bryant, her WNBA ROTY picks, and more in the video below.