You bros catch the Siena-Rider game last night? Nah, me either. Well, for those with a horse in the fight, Siena avenged their loss to Rider earlier in the season by beating them 78-68 at home Tuesday night. But those are just details. The real story is the hoopla that went down with two minutes left in the second half, after a fist fight broke out under the hoop that resulted in two ejections and two technical fouls.
After the game, Rider head coach Kevon Baggett corralled his team and walked off the floor without shaking hands with their opponents. That’s when Siena head coach Jimmy Patsos, known for his entertaining antics, went through the handshake like solo. Check out the whole scene below.
I’ve seen worse.
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After the game, instead of ripping the opposing coach for being classless, Jimmy Patsos praised Baggett, his buddy.
“I love Kevin Baggett,” he told the Times Union’s Mark Singelais. “He and I and [Saint Peter’s] John Dunne are the three closest friends in the league. … Things got a little heated. If you’re looking for me to say anything bad about Kevin Baggett, I’m not going to. I love that guy.”
All’s well that ends well. Especially when there’s some free publicity for schools that typically wouldn’t get any.
[h/t Deadspin]