Nebraska head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg looked awful during Wednesday night’s Big Ten Tournament game against Indiana, and reportedly felt sick earlier in the day.
It's impossibly dumb to speculate like this, but the BTN broadcast pointed out that Fred Hoiberg is coaching tonight despite being sick. pic.twitter.com/dTLKaJMGPm
— Jay Rigdon (@jayrigdon5) March 12, 2020
Jesus, Fred Hoiberg looks awful. This is scary. pic.twitter.com/mhyzDEaW7W
— Robin Washut (@RobinWashut) March 12, 2020
Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg been taken to the hospital, source told @Stadium. Was sick, left the game early and was told to go to be checked out immediately. https://t.co/OPs1nmNTZg
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 12, 2020
Hoiberg left Bankers Life Fieldhouse with several minutes remaining in the game (which Indiana won 89-64), and was taken to a local Indianapolis hospital. And NBC Sports’ Rob Dauster reported that there’s “concern that the Nebraska team is going to have to be quarantined.”
A source confirmed to @NBCSports that Fred Hoiberg has been taken to the hospital. There's concern that the Nebraska team is going to have to be quarantined.
Knowing the severity of what's going on, allowing him to coach tonight was incredibly reckless by everyone at Nebraska.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) March 12, 2020
Chris Basnett of the Lincoln Journal Star later reported that the Nebraska players were indeed being quarantined in the locker room.
Source tells me the #Huskers are quarantined in their locker room at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
— Chris Basnett (@ChrisBasnettLJS) March 12, 2020
Basnett added that the Indiana players left the arena.
Sure seems that if Nebraska's players are being quarantined, Indiana's should as well. But the Hoosiers have already boarded their bus and left the arena. https://t.co/eO45FZA3tU
— Chris Basnett (@ChrisBasnettLJS) March 12, 2020
Earlier on Wednesday, the NCAA announced that the NCAA Tournament will be played without fans in attendance (many conference tournaments are doing the same), and the NBA suspended their season following Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for coronavirus.
Update: The Nebraska team has left the arena, according to Andy Katz.
We were just told here in the media center that Nebraska’s men’s basketball team has left the arena.
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) March 12, 2020
Update II: Fred Hoiberg has been released from the hospital, and was diagnosed with the common cold, influenza A. He claims that he had been cleared to coach Wednesday night’s game.
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg was diagnosed with the common cold, influenza A. He texted with me and said he was cleared to coach tonight by the doctor before the game. He said he’s doing well.
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) March 12, 2020
Fred Hoiberg diagnosed with influenza A (common cold). He’s back at the team hotel, per release. pic.twitter.com/VQu9U7y3mE
— Christopher Heady (@heady_chris) March 12, 2020
