New Orleans Basketball Player Chokes Teammate During Heated Timeout

During the second half of the New Orleans Privateers‘ ‘First Four’ NCAA Tournament showdown with Mount Saint Mary’s, Travin Thibodeaux and Christavious Gil got into a heated argument after a miscommunication on the court.

Sadly, the schism continued during a timeout, and it appears Thibodeaux briefly choked Gil before the two were separated.

Here’s the altercation in slow motion.

New Orleans went on to lose a nailbiter to Mount Saint Mary’s by the score of 67-66.

The Mountaineers earned the right to face the No. 1 overall seed and defending national champion Villanova Wildcats.

Your Wildcats are the 1st overall seed & will face the winner of New Orleans/Mount Saint Mary's in Buffalo in the first round #LetsMarchNova pic.twitter.com/Z1KM1RNCt7

— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) March 12, 2017

(H/T Business Insider)

New Orleans player appeared to intentionally choke a teammate in NCAA Tournament https://t.co/Xdhz1RCtkFpic.twitter.com/eOtPeUPsie

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