Neither rain, sleet or snow or a university basketball recreation in progress will cease a meals supply from being made.
Whereas play was occurring through the second half of Wednesday’s Loyola Chicago Ramblers-Duquesne Dukes recreation, a supply individual walked onto the courtroom with a bag of quick meals, getting very near a participant who was arrange on the 3-point line.
Play was momentarily stopped with 16:10 remaining and Loyola Chicago holding a 40-37 lead whereas the state of affairs was being digested.
The shocked ESPN+ broadcast crew was left with a bevy of questions.
“Who’s he delivering it to?” they shouted. “The ref!?”
The announcers speculated it was an Uber Eats supply individual delivering some McDonalds to referee Phillip Austin, including that the spotlight reveals “could have a blast” with this story. According to Abby Schnable of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the fan who really ordered the meals was later proven on the video board.
They gained’t be alone.
“Craziest factor I’ve ever seen in my life,” Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot said. “Man had a job to do. He did his job effectively.”
For the appetizer portion of this story, Duquesne (14-17, 4-4 Atlantic 10) scored a 72-58 win over Loyola/Chicago (7-13, 1-7).