They are replaying the ‘98 game at the FH in which El-Amin hit the game winner. Just in case you want a flashback in which a kick in the nuts was delivered.
1998 - ESPN Classic
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That season started so promising, including a win over Kentucky, but this game sent that team on a free fall, both on and off the court.
And speaking of nuts and El-Amin....he was on top the scorer's table grabbing his nuts, taunting the crowd, all while Calhoun is grabbing him by the legs trying to pull him down. Folks started throwing drinks at him. I wish there was video of that.
We went from getting ready to rush the court, to it being dead quiet and everyone shocked.
That's what he said. And actually, he said it was widespread and that he was getting it all game from many people behind the UConn bench. Now I would never say that there wasn't some idiot who said something stupid, but as someone who sat beside the UConn bench I didn't hear any of that at all that game. People were calling him fat a lot, but the last time I checked that wasn't a racial condition.
I always thought he used the racial stuff because after the heat of the moment (and after his head coach finally got him under control) it made his actions seem alright in comparison.
I didn't hear any of that but the crowd did chant "fatboy" or "fatass" every time he touched the ball.
If I’m not mistaken, the actual chant was “Fatbutt” which was actually completely appropriate.
I didn't hear any racial stuff.
Crowd was chanting "Mari-Juana" cause he got busted for weed that year.
And I recall the other chant was doughboy, as in Pillsbury doughboy.
Or the “kidnapped” chants to rony seikaly in ‘86 at the civic arenaI miss the big tall white guy chants at Constantin Popa at the Field House
