North Carolina Fan Takes On-Camera Opportunity to Troll Duke at Wrestling Event

Hating never takes a day off.
Duke's Sion James drives on North Carolina's RJ Davis in the ACC tournament.
Duke's Sion James drives on North Carolina's RJ Davis in the ACC tournament. / Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

When Duke came apart at the seams Saturday in the men's Final Four against Houston, there was a shadow winner: North Carolina.

The Tar Heels had a tough time cracking the Blue Devils this season, losing by 17 to them on Feb. 1, 13 on March 8, and three on March 14 in the ACC tournament. However, the losers of the eternal turf war between the two schools can console themselves by taking pleasure in the other's misfortune—and that's precisely what happened this year.

On Sunday, a Tar Heels fan shown on camera at All Elite Wrestling's Dynasty event—held at Temple's Liacouras Center—trolled Duke by holding up the final score of its loss to the Cougars.

North Carolina, for its part, exited the NCAA tournament in the first round at the hands of Ole Miss.

Has that slice of humble pie tempered Tar Heels' boldness? Not even a little, it would appear.


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Patrick Andres
PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .