Duke’s Kyle Filipowski tripped an opponent Saturday night, and college basketball fans all got a sense of déjà vu.
The Blue Devils All-American center hit the floor along with North Carolina’s Harrison Ingram in their rivalry game. The Tar Heels forward quickly bounded to his feet to head down court. Filipowski appeared to purposely lift his leg to trip him.
Ingram initially kept his feet, then appeared to flop trying to draw a foul, although none was called.
Kyle Filipowski 🤔 pic.twitter.com/hQ4DIY218Q
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) March 10, 2024
Countless fans immediately drew parallels between that and several tripping incidents involving former Duke star Grayson Allen in 2016.
Grayson? Is that you?
Kyle Filipowski trips Harrison Ingram. pic.twitter.com/FeeehdkiH8
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 10, 2024
It was an especially bad look for Filipowski given the recent knee injury he suffered when Wake Forest fans stormed the court to celebrate an upset win over Duke. That incident prompted many analysts and fans to call for a ban on the practice, pointing to Filipowski’s injury as what could happen.
Kyle Filipowski seems to have heeled enough from his brutal court storming injury to show off his best Grayson Allen impression. pic.twitter.com/4AvevVgXjK
— Zach Bollinger (@zachbollinger18) March 10, 2024
In case you’ve forgotten Allen’s tripping history, here’s a trip down memory lane.
: #GraysonAllen recent tripping isn’t new (or innocent). February 2016 was an especially bad month – he tripped two opposing players pic.twitter.com/KSIWstFL6E
— Uncle David (@DavidShaneLowry) December 23, 2016
So while fans blasted Filipowski’s act, the incident had the unintentional effect of sending Allen’s name trending on X/Twitter.
The ghost of Grayson Allen still haunts Durham. Filipowski trips a rival. pic.twitter.com/aXLyMvIrJu
— Jordan Dajani (@JordanDajani) March 10, 2024
Kyle Filipowski with his best Grayson Allen impression 😭pic.twitter.com/VnJYflfknW
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) March 10, 2024
Grayson Allen right now. https://t.co/v1FVM2S6fa pic.twitter.com/LUbFh0DGbZ
— Vinny Hardy (@VinnyHardy) March 10, 2024
Everyone relax and please remember that one of the side effects of a horrific knee/ankle/sore injury that almost paralyzed Kyle Filipowski is that now he randomly will trip people. It’s medical science pic.twitter.com/4ALe6O970B
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 10, 2024
No more remorse about Flip and the court story situation. Dirty play, dirty player. Duke Basketball. @kylefilipowski
— Baby P (@perrinmaultsby) March 10, 2024
Court storms are dangerous, look what it did to filipowskis leg awareness.
— Michael Cima (@Ci_World) March 10, 2024
It’s DUKE! It’s who they are. It’s what they do. It’s as common as Seinfeld reruns.
— Michael Silva (@BurqueRudeBoy) March 10, 2024
A sure sign of March, a Duke player blatantly tripping someone, then trying to act hurt.
— Robert Canady (@Bucketsandbirds) March 10, 2024
[The Field of 68 on Twitter/X, Photo Credit: ESPN]
