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Louisville's Pitino exchanges heated words with UNC fans

Louisville’s Rick Pitino and UNC fans got into a heated exchange as the coach walked off the court during the No. 7 Cardinals game against the Tar Heels on Wednesday night. Sports Illustrated’s Jonathan Jones captured some of the interaction on video.

Rick Pitino is very displeased with a UNC fan pic.twitter.com/z4bYUuyMw6

— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) February 23, 2017

There is no clear consensus on what was said or what prompted the tussle, but ESPN’s Maria Taylor reported that the Pitino incident was caused by someone yelling, “Pitino, you suck!” Pitino had to be held back by coaches.

Pitino addressed the interaction in his post-game press conference.

No. 8 North Carolina escaped was a 74-63 victory.