{"id":440543,"date":"2023-11-23T17:51:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T17:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=440543"},"modified":"2023-11-23T17:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T17:51:25","slug":"cal-basketball-player-fardaws-aimaq-confronts-fan-for-calling-him-a-terrorist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/cal-basketball-player-fardaws-aimaq-confronts-fan-for-calling-him-a-terrorist\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal Basketball Player Fardaws Aimaq Confronts Fan For Calling Him A &#8220;Terrorist&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a video of senior forward Fardaws Aimaq entering the grandstands following Monday night&#8217;s game at the SoCal Challenge went viral on Twitter, Cal basketball coach Mark Madsen issued a statement on Wednesday night. In it, he claimed that a fan had been making &#8220;abhorrent and offensive comments&#8221; toward him during the Bears game.<\/p>\n<h2>Cal Basketball Player Fardaws Aimaq Confronts Fan For Calling Him A &#8220;Terrorist&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Among other things, Cal claims the man labelled Aimaq a &#8220;terrorist.&#8221; Madsen requested that the fan who was sending the remarks to Aimaq be banned and that the tournament authorities look into the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cal player Fardaws Aimaq climbed into the stands after a game \ud83d\udc40\ud83c\udf7f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3LCIhtA2gN\">pic.twitter.com\/3LCIhtA2gN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBB Content (@CBBcontent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBBcontent\/status\/1727412708944007663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Aimaq was subsequently seen in a video approaching a spectator after Monday&#8217;s 75-72 Golden Bears defeat to UTEP.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he was &#8220;disturbed that Fardaws was allegedly on the receiving end of such language,&#8221; California coach Mark Madsen responded in the negative, saying that Aimaq will face consequences for engaging the fan.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/equitybruin\/status\/1727518820104048919<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout and after Monday&#8217;s game, Fardaws Aimaq was allegedly subjected to abhorrent and offensive comments from a fan \u2212 including being called a terrorist,&#8221; Madsen stated. &#8220;I have asked the SoCal Challenge tournament director that a formal investigation be conducted and that this fan be barred from the premises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Event organizers were made aware of the issue by Cal representatives on Wednesday morning,&#8221; tournament organizers said in a statement. &#8220;Security has been briefed to strictly enforce the policy and an internal investigation is ongoing related to Monday\u2019s events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He expressed his disappointment. After entering the stands, Aimaq felt &#8220;disturbed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cal head coach Mark Madsen comments on the situation that took place Monday night with Bears big man Fardaws Aimaq allegedly being heckled and called a \u201cterrorist\u201d by a fan in attendance at the SoCal Challenge. Aimaq had 23 points and 14 rebounds tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalRivals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CalRivals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3DK82zkx18\">pic.twitter.com\/3DK82zkx18<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Moreno (@MattRMoreno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattRMoreno\/status\/1727606355580821615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the third-place match of the tournament on Wednesday, Aimaq scored 23 points and pulled down 14 rebounds against Tulane. On Saturday, Cal will host San Diego State.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Aimaq approaches the fan, briefly stands in front of him, and then says something to him while pointing a finger in the general direction of his face.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fardaws Aimaq is the sweetest guy in the world, never heard of him throwing a punch or harming a fly. But now people are making him out to be a thug because he finally spoke up, after years of this kind of abuse. The reactions always go viral, but the cause never gets addressed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Poneman (@DanielPoneman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielPoneman\/status\/1727489034182906329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to talk some s\u2014t? I\u2019ll slap the f\u2014k out of you, bitch,\u201d Aimaq can be heard saying in the video, posted by someone identifying himself as @JustASportGuy and apparently a Texas Tech alum.<\/p>\n<p>Although it doesn&#8217;t seem that Aimaq was in physical touch with the individual, Madsen stated that they spoke about the event and that Aimaq will handle the fallout &#8220;internally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Chris Paul Claims To Have A \u201cPersonal\u201d Issue With Official Scott Foster\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/chris-paul-claims-to-have-a-personal-issue-with-official-scott-foster\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chris Paul Claims To Have A \u201cPersonal\u201d Issue With Official Scott Foster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a video of senior forward Fardaws Aimaq entering the grandstands following Monday night&#8217;s game at the SoCal Challenge went viral on Twitter, Cal basketball coach Mark Madsen issued a statement on Wednesday night. In it, he claimed that a fan had been making &#8220;abhorrent and offensive comments&#8221; toward him during the Bears game. 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