Duke coach Jon Scheyer calls for a court-storming ban after Kyle Filipowski’s injury

No. 8 Duke lost its sixth game of the 2023-24 season Saturday against Wake Forest, and afterward, things took a bad turn for the Blue Devils.

As the clock hit zeros and the Demon Deacons secured their upset victory at home, fans stormed the court, and the rest of the crowd at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum went wild. The problem was that Duke players were, of course, still on the court when the fans rushed it, specifically sophomore center Kyle Filipowski.

Filipowski — who finished the game with a team-high of 17 points — was standing near the Wake Forest logo when he was seemingly plowed into by stampeding Demon Deacons fans. Filipowski appeared to be instantly injured, and Duke players and staff surrounded him and helped him off the court.

“That should not happen. That right there is why court-storming should not happen.”

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Scheyer also added that his concerns for Filipowski and about storming the court in general were not meant to diminish Wake Forest’s win and argued the Demon Deacons should make the men’s NCAA tournament. He continued: