Doug Sirmons was out of line. Even the South Carolina fans around me feel bad for John Calipari and Kentucky after Calipari was tossed two minutes into the game at the hands of Sirmons. Sirmons sprinted all the way across the court to give Calipari his first technical, then quickly gave him a second and sent him back to the locker room. Those two have never been on good terms, and Sirmons took their hatred for one another to the next level today.
Former Tennessee head coach
Buzz Peterson called it "absolutely embarrassing to college officiating."
https://twitter.com/BuzzPeterson/status/698557490229854208
The rest of the internet went even further:
https://twitter.com/_Sharpie15/status/698562797131669504
https://twitter.com/tanalex24/status/698562788336263169
https://twitter.com/Logan__Cooley/status/698563272749006848
https://twitter.com/cso7474/status/698562474899935232
https://twitter.com/Alex_Elliott_7/status/698561562324443137
Sirmons was trending nationally on Twitter, which is never a good thing if you're an official.
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