Georgia State’s Coach Ron Hunter Falls Out Of Seat After Game-Winning Shot
Well it looks like another 14-seed has beat a three-seed, with Georgia State coming from behind to win 57-56 against Baylor. But the most entertaining part of the story has to be Georgia State’s coach Ron Hunter.
Everyone learned he was a little nuts after winning the Sun Belt Conference and tearing his achilles during the celebration.
.@GSUPanthers coach Ron Hunter tore his achilles in the celebratory scrum after the game
— Doug Roberson (@DougRobersonAJC) March 15, 2015
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As a result, he remained on a stool for majority of today’s game: well, the only time he really got out of it was when he fell. After being down in the first half, his team mounted an incredible comeback, which was capped off by his son, R.J. Hunter, hitting the game winning shot: sending his father crashing onto the floor.
HE FELL OUT OF HIS DANG CHAIR https://t.co/PrAOdIPDtH
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 19, 2015
Georgia State's coach fell out of his chair celebrating his son's game-winning shot https://t.co/hM0qN9ckl0 pic.twitter.com/OairqBVgaw
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 19, 2015
Of course, he was a good sport about it.
Ron Hunter: "I know I broke something else but it doesn't even matter"
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 19, 2015
But that did not stop people from wonderfully photoshopping the image.
Sorry… had to do it… pic.twitter.com/eSNXaPUb3C
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 19, 2015
Um, get well soon, coach… pic.twitter.com/bm0x37Hmos
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) March 19, 2015
What really knocked Ron Hunter out of his seat… #MarchMadness #RKOOuttaNowhere pic.twitter.com/KvIuQmw5hP
— Nolan Woodford (@TeamACW) March 19, 2015
“@AthleteAction: Ron Hunter after the round 1 upset: pic.twitter.com/HAcvOJn0qh” @KingKrooks @RaiderRobotix
— Romit (@rnagda5010) March 19, 2015
In the locker room following the win, the coach was quite lively: even sending out a Vine message to Obama, who, along with the entire world, picked them to lose in the round of 64.
Sup Obama https://t.co/3wu11nMCcN
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) March 19, 2015
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