College football fans have been left divided after a Duke star was seen swiping at a young female staffer while she attempted to provide medical attention to a player.
During Duke’s 24-20 defeat to Bill Belichick‘s UNC on Saturday night, medical staff rushed onto the field to tend to Blue Devils star DaShawn Stone.
Stone’s teammate, cornerback Kimari Robinson, stood over the injured Duke star while two staffers began assessing the situation.
A third staffer – a young female – also rushed over to the scene and moved Robinson out of the way in order to get through to Stone.
However, Robinson clearly took issue with her actions and aggressively swatted the staffer’s hand away, leaving her visibly shaken by the confrontation.
The staffer glanced at Robinson in shock before turning her attention back to Stone and kneeling beside him along with the two other staff members.
College football fans have been left divided after a Duke star was seen swiping at a young female staffer while she attempted to provide medical attention to a player
Duke star Kimari Robinson clashed with the female staffer as she attempted to offer medical assistance to DaShawn Stone in the third quarter of their game against UNC
The staffer was visibly shaken by Robinson’s confrontation as she glanced back at him
The incident quickly went viral on social media as fans weighed in on the situation.
Some fans took aim at Robinson for his ‘violent’ actions and questioned why he would hit out at a young female staffer in such a manner.
However, other fans were sympathetic towards the Duke star and insisted that he was simply concerned for his teammate and shouldn’t have been moved out the way.
‘No reason to box him out. She needs to keep her hands to herself in this situation. He is just checking in on a friend. Poorly handled by both parties,’ one X user said.
‘Mixed emotions. Coming onto field, aggression is high, worried about teammate and some person with a water bottle is pushing me out of the way?’, another said.
However, one said: ‘He should be suspended indefinitely and go into some sort of classes to help with his anger.’
Former NFL star Robert Griffin III chimed in, adding: ‘As a man, this just can’t happen. No excuses for it.’
Thankfully, Stone was able to walk off the field following the injury.
