Friday, January 29, 2010

South Carolina Fan Says DeMarcus Cousins Struck Him After Loss

After Kentucky's Tuesday night loss to South Carolina, a television reporter in Columbia S.C., says that DeMarcus Cousins struck a USC fan after South Carolina's upset over #1 Kentucky.

Bob Shields (a worker for a T.V. station in Coulmbia) said that after South Carolina's 68-62 upset over Kentucky, a fan bumped Cousins who he said, Cousins “popped the kid a couple of times in the cheek.”

Neither school confirmed the alleged incident, though. South Carolina spokesman Steve Fink said that he was aware of the incident but that no one in South Carolina's athletic department had discussed it.

“None of our people have brought it up at all, to be honest with you,” Fink said.

The SouthEastern Conference rules state that fans aren't allowed to rush down onto the court during, or after a game. Thus, South Carolina was fined $25,000 for their students rushing down onto the court after the upset.

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