Several Wisconsin players were salty after last night's loss, took it out on photographers
Wisconsin was up 28-7 in the second quarter and looked to be in complete control last night.
Then, the next two and a half quarters took place and Penn State pulled off the 38-31 upset. After the game, the Badgers weren’t too happy with what had just taken place – understandably so.
As photographers were trying to get photos of Penn State and its excited players after the game, several Badgers stood in the way and were calling some of the photographers “f*cking parasites.”
Take a look at what a couple of the photographers after the game tweeted about what happened:
The dejected #Badgers players after the game physically blocked me and other photographers from doing our job. #unacceptable pic.twitter.com/76f2TPzqXr
— Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) December 4, 2016
#badgers players grabbed, blocked, and cursed photographers on field after their loss to Penn State. Never seen anything like it from them.
— Michael P. King (@WSJmpking) December 4, 2016
Have covered Badgers for 6 years. I understand disappointment in the outcome. Never seen a loss of composure like that after a loss. (1/2)
— Michael P. King (@WSJmpking) December 4, 2016
They’re outstanding people and players. And I’ll just chalk this up to getting lost in the heat of the moment. (2/2)
— Michael P. King (@WSJmpking) December 4, 2016
We cover the #badgers honestly, win/loss, jubilation and utter disappointment. Sports are human. Players are human. Fans are human.
— Michael P. King (@WSJmpking) December 4, 2016
It’s not the first time my colleagues and I have been called “f—ing parasites”.
— Michael P. King (@WSJmpking) December 4, 2016
Despite popular opinion. We do not enjoy or relish opportunities to show other peoples’ misery. We show it because we are journalists.
— Michael P. King (@WSJmpking) December 4, 2016
To clarify my earlier tweet. Total number of players involved in interfering with photogs was 3-5. It was not the entire team.
— Michael P. King (@WSJmpking) December 4, 2016
Directly after winning or losing a thrilling game that means everything in the world to athletes, emotions can get in the way, just ask Richard Sherman (positively) or Cam Newton (negatively).
This certainly isn’t the first time an incident like this will happen, nor will it be the last, either.
