AUBURN, Ala. — A flight carrying the No.
11 Auburn basketball team was grounded shortly after takeoff on Friday after two players got into a fight onboard, according to multiple reports.
“We had two players that got into a physical altercation, clothes were ripped,” the pilot was heard saying to air traffic controllers in audio obtained by WBRC-TV.
The pilot told air traffic controllers that police were called, according to the audio.
The fight was broken up before it became anything serious and a replacement flight departed Friday night, ESPN reported.
Persons:
“, Bruce Pearl
Organizations:
Auburn, WBRC, Tigers, ESPN, Vermont, NCAA
Locations:
AUBURN, Ala, Houston, WBRC