Better late than never in covering a story, so here is this. As the twitter world found out at some point last night, a group of Cincinnati basketball players were allegedly involved in a fight with a bouncer at PLAY. Let’s run through a few burning questions as it relates to this story.
How do we know UC players were involved and not just random tall people?
The answer comes from this quote from the accuser. “I know for a fact that they were UC basketball players because my boss told me they (were) whenever he said I’m letting these guys go up on stage and hang out for a while,” said Brian McLucas.
What caused the altercation?
The players were sitting at someone else’s VIP table. Since I’m a VIP at every club I attend, I can that this is a legitimate problem that some clubs face. When I’m trying to pop bottles and drink tequila out of a belly button, I don’t want the hassle of someone sitting at my table and drinking my booze. That’s a no-no.
Did the players refuse to move and become vocal at that pointl?
“The players apparently refused to move and became rather vocal at that point.”
Did the accuser use bad grammar in discussing how the incident went down?
“I said you guys need to calm down. And whenever I did that I looked to the right of me and right as I looked to the right of me I seen the dude take three quick steps and punch me in the eye,” said McLucas.
You saw the guy take 3 quick steps and punch you in the eye. As someone who has never been punched in the eye, I can’t really speak on if I would make this same mistake. I do know that I believe him a little less because of that.
Does the club know what players were on the VIP list that night?
“McLucas says his bosses know exactly which UC players were on the VIP list and inside play on Saturday night.”
Did Whit Babcock make a statement?
Yes. Here it is.
“Right now we are working to gather information and facts. While we certainly don’t want to rush to judgment and will allow for due process, we also want to strongly emphasize that we hold all of our student-athletes to a high standard for their behavior in the community. It is a privilege to play for and represent UC, it is not a right. We have made great strides in our program and this type situation is not what UC athletics is about or will be about. As of now, to my understanding, there are no charges filed, only accusations. We will next comment after we have had time to gather facts and our process moves along or is completed. We will invoke disciplinary action if any of our student-athletes acted in an inappropriate manner.”
Are the names known but not being released?
I think the answer is yes. Fox 19 isn’t leaking anything. The club isn’t leaking anything. No one on twitter has busted the issue.
What do we know for sure?
It sounds like only 1 player did the punching. It sounds like UC had a bunch of players there. It sounds like they might have been drunk. It sounds like it had to have been someone tall. I’m not sure how tall the bouncer is, but he said it was someone of height. I don’t know, I don’t really want to speculate anymore.
Has the media picked up on this story?
Did the CBS story start off with the sentence “Brian McLucas is the new Kenny Frease?”
You’ll have to find out yourself. But the answer is yes. Spoiler alert.
Should Cincinnati basketball players sign an agreement to not punch people in the face?
I think it would be a good idea.
Finally, is there a video of a fight that the accuser was involved in that people are sending me on twitter?
Yes. I’m not going to post the video, but I’ll link to it here so you can watch it if you want. It’s not safe for work, unless your work lets you watch videos of people getting in fights with lots of cursing. If that is your job, you need to put in a good word for me. I would like to work there.
I heavily used quotes and lines from this article by fox 19. Thanks to them and whoever sent that to me on twitter last night.
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