NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LEX 18) — An apology has been issued by University of Arkansas' athletic director after a Kentucky student journalist said his phone was grabbed and thrown to the ground by a Razorbacks staff member after Arkansas' early exit at the SEC tournament.
Assistants reportedly had to restrain Arkansas men's basketball coach Eric Musselman several times during a 67-61 loss to No. 18 Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
University of Kentucky student and journalist Jack Weaver captured a video of Musselman as he left the court. An Arkansas staffer behind Musselman appeared to knock the phone out of Weaver's hand.
The video is receiving a large response on Twitter.
In a tweet, Weaver says Musselman "left the court in a rage of f-bombs" and an assistant following him then grabbed Weaver's phone and threw it on the ground.
The video can be viewed here:
Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman left the court in a rage of f-bombs after losing to Texas A&M in the #SECMBB Tournament. His assistant then grabbed my phone and threw it at the ground. @KYKernelSports pic.twitter.com/xRiX7O7dAN
— Jack Weaver (@jack_weaver_) March 11, 2023
In response to the video, the university publication tweeted, "The Kentucky Kernel is appalled by the actions of the Arkansas men's basketball program. Jack Weaver always embodies professionalism on the job and no journalist, especially a student journalist, should be subjected to violence for simply doing their job."
University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Hunter Yurachek, released a following statement on Twitter on Saturday afternoon.
