An Unneeded Celebration Read Rick Brewer's latest column. A rush to the playing court by spectators. To many, this may seem a trivial matter. However, I'm not so sure storming the court every time the home team wins a game is really doing that. Certainly, a dramatic shot like the one by Haston is going to be a cause for celebration.
Fans see players jumping with excitement and want to join in the moment.
But, the rushing of the floor by Carolina fans last weekend after the Tar Heels' 70-69 victory over Wake Forest is another matter. The winning points came when Carolina's Brendan Haywood grabbed a loose ball in the lane and scored with 3.3 seconds to play. He was fouled on the play, but missed the free throw. Wake got off a desperation heave at the basket before time expired. So while this was a huge boost to the Tar Heel season and a great play by Haywood, it wasn't a buzzer-beater such as Haston made that normally causes a sudden outburst of emotion by fans.