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WATCH: D3 basketball player suspended, barred from campus following dirtiest cheap shot you’ll ever see
By Adam Spencer
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On Tuesday, there was an ugly incident in a Division III basketball game between Fitchburg State and Nichols College in Massachusetts.
Fitchburg State player Kewan Platt delivered one of the dirtiest cheap shots you’ll ever see against Nichols College’s Nate Tenaglia.
As you can see in the video below, right after Tenaglia drains a three, Platt delivers a running elbow directly to his face:
This is disgusting ? pic.twitter.com/D8xihwFmwT
— Overtime (@overtime) November 14, 2018
Not only was Platt suspended from the team, Fitchburg State also announced that he’d been barred from campus for the cheap shot:
His behavior is antithetical to our community values and good sportsmanship. Fitchburg State does not tolerate behavior that violates those standards. The case is being reviewed at the student conduct level for consideration of further sanctions.
— Fitchburg State (@Fitchburg_State) November 14, 2018
Based on the nature of the hit, and the fact that there’s video of the incident, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see criminal charges filed in this case.
Fortunately, Tenaglia is OK, and was even able to finish the game, but that hit has no place in basketball (or any other sport outside of MMA).
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
