“Won’t Be Happy When He Sees The Medical Bills”: NCAA Fans React to Unfortunate Incident in Dan Hurley’s Elite 8 Win

The clock at the Capital One Arena showed just 0.3 seconds remaining in the game when the moment of magic came for Dan Hurley’s UConn Huskies against Duke. Freshman Braylon Mullins drilled a shot from half-court to seal the Elite Eight win (73-72). The UConn fans raised an uproar in the stands during the celebratory moment, but one fan took it to a different level, leading to an unfortunate incident, prompting the fans to react.

One of the fans who was present in the arena at the moment shared a post on his Instagram handle, revealing a passionate celebration led by one of his friends, who then took the latter to a hospital appointment.

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“We all saw Mullins from the i95 corridor. In the ensuing celebration, my buddy was jumping in elation and completely tore his Achilles tendon. Just got back from the ER. 3/9/26 goes down in the history books. Was it all worth it? You bet your *** it was,” the caption of the post read.

The manner of the victory for the UConn Huskies does demand a true celebration from the fans. For most of the game, it was all Duke through and through in this Elite Eight game. For a moment, it seemed that the Huskies were just a shadow of their dominant selves as they hadn’t been in the driving seat since the final minute of the first half.

The team had struggled with shooting from the deep throughout the game until the dying seconds when it actually mattered. With less than a minute left in the game, it was Duke’s Cameron Boozer who made the first blow, scoring a jump shot for a two-pointer as the Blue Devils sat with a comfortable three-point lead. Subsequently, in the next sequence of play, Silas Demery Jr. split a pair of free throws to bridge the gap to two points.

That’s when Mullins made the big play after Demery Jr. made a crucial steal of a Cayden Boozer’s pass. The ball went to Mullins in the half-court, who took a glance and scored a perfect jumper under pressure to win it for his team. The game was immensely back-and-forth…

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Publish date : 2026-03-30 21:09:00

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