{"id":123824,"date":"2024-11-09T11:07:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T04:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123824"},"modified":"2024-11-09T11:07:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T04:07:51","slug":"auburn-turns-plane-around-due-to-mid-trip-horseplay-between-players-before-clash-with-no-4-houston-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123824","title":{"rendered":"Auburn turns plane around due to mid-trip &#8216;horseplay&#8217; between players before clash with No. 4 Houston: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 646px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/11VFVijzgEj582lkV7y0IQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjE0\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-10\/f21620d0-9e30-11ef-be7d-1eddaeab5f46\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" alt=\"BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - MARCH 16: Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers reacts during the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 16, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. 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Cox\/Getty Images)\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L33aZw9_1P18lLNsv6NSKQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Ng--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-10\/f21620d0-9e30-11ef-be7d-1eddaeab5f46\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L33aZw9_1P18lLNsv6NSKQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Ng--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-10\/f21620d0-9e30-11ef-be7d-1eddaeab5f46\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">An Auburn team flight got interesting. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Auburn men&#8217;s basketball team is going to be a little late getting into Houston.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers&#8217; flight west had to be turned around due to mid-trip &#8220;horseplay&#8221; between a group of players that could have escalated into a fight, according to Field of 68&#8217;s Jeff Goodman. He later <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoodmanHoops\/status\/1855048989722239182\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reported<\/a> that there was yelling and players got in each other&#8217;s faces, but there were no actual punches thrown.<\/p>\n<p>The Auburn flight had reportedly been traveling for 45 minutes before heading back home, with another flight to Houston scheduled for later Friday. Auburn tips off against No. 4 Houston at 9:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"3ec84b5e-074f-58b4-8913-719ac9394ca8\">\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Auburn plane returned back home due to horseplay between players on the flight that could have escalated into a fight, source told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFieldOf68?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheFieldOf68;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@TheFieldOf68<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Auburn was about 45 minutes en route and had to return home. Source said they are expected to take another plane to Houston later\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoodmanHoops\/status\/1855040394746089947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:November 9, 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can only wonder if Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said the words, &#8220;Stop yelling or I am turning this plane around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the pilots involved reportedly did describe the incident as a fight to air traffic control, but we don&#8217;t know if that person actually witnessed anything. There&#8217;s also a report from a social media account created last month identifying a group of three players who got into a physical altercation, but that is not confirmed whatsoever.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"b2b74634-8265-5adf-bc9f-001a0354443e\">\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>NEW: Flight that appears to be the Auburn men&#8217;s basketball team heading to Houston diverted back to Auburn this afternoon. Air Traffic Control audio we&#8217;ve obtained shows a pilot in that airspace telling ATC &#8220;we have a bunch of basketball players fighting&#8221;<br \/>We&#8217;ve reached out to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Hardison (@WBRC6Hardison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBRC6Hardison\/status\/1855043072968491027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:November 9, 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>All of this suddenly makes Auburn&#8217;s player usage very interesting when it faces Houston. Presumably Pearl will not be eager to use any players who threw such a big wrench into the team&#8217;s travel plans, but you never know.<\/p>\n<p>Auburn opened its season Wednesday with <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaab\/vermont-catamounts-auburn-tigers-202411060028\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:a 94-43 win over Vermont;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a 94-43 win over Vermont<\/a> and is currently ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll. Houston is currently a -225 favorite on the money line at BetMGM, with a spread of 5.5 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/auburn-turns-plane-around-due-to-mid-trip-horseplay-between-players-before-clash-with-no-4-houston-report-005730957.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Auburn team flight got interesting. 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