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More often than not, when you hear someone talking about the freedom that comes with living in America, what they really mean is all the luxuries.
Take, for instance, the fact that I live in a mid-sized city and yet I’m about a 10-minute drive from at least six difference grocery chains and probably 20-plus fast food options.
It is ridiculously convenient.
One of those luxuries also includes the bevy of meal-delivery apps we have access these days. Want your favorite restaurant but don’t want to brave the cold winter? No problem, one of DoorDash, UberEats, Postmates, GrubHub or GoPuff probably has you covered.
But sometimes we take those luxuries a bit too far, which is where our story begins.
The True Story Behind The DoorDash Delivery Mid-College Basketball Game
The Duquesne Dukes welcomed Loyola-Chicago to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night for an Atlantic 10 matchup between two teams at the bottom of the conference.
There wasn’t much to talk about in the contest and the Ramblers led the Dukes 40-37 early in the second half.
That’s when it happened. With 16:28 left in the second half and the ball in play, a college-aged man walked into the court holding a McDonald’s bag and drink and asking who at the arena ordered DoorDash.
It was an absolutely astonishing moment.
The commentary is excellent hahaha pic.twitter.com/p01wRgGIRP
— Andy Dieckhoff (@andrewdieckhoff) January 26, 2023
Sadly, like most good things these days, it was also too good to be true. Loyola Assistant Athletic Direct or walked through the incident on Twitter.
Everyone keeps asking me what happened with the door dash guy on the court at tonights game. Here was my angle.
A thread… pic.twitter.com/QMY3nmw2tq
— Austin Hansen (@AustinHansenTV) January 26, 2023
2. This kid was clearly doing a prank for Youtube/TikTok. You can see that he is wearing a microphone, and tons of students were filming him with their phones. pic.twitter.com/xd5xEMuloX
— Austin Hansen (@AustinHansenTV) January 26, 2023
3. They didn't kick him out. He just casually walked back into the stands with his McDonalds in hand.
— Austin Hansen (@AustinHansenTV) January 26, 2023
4. I will personally tackle anyone else who does this. Just let the athletes play the game without worry that they are going to get hurt by a stray delivery person.
— Austin Hansen (@AustinHansenTV) January 26, 2023
Hansen revealed that the alleged delivery person was wearing a mic and seemed to be recording for some sort of prank. Which, to be fair, doesn’t make it any less hilarious in the moment. But it is infinitely less fun than if he were actually carrying out a delivery order.
Thankfully no one got hurt in the order.
Stay weird, college sports.