Auburn's Bruce Pearl calls for safer measures to combat court-storming incidents

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is all for fans storming the court, but he suggests that it has to be done in a safer manner after Iowa star Caitlin Clark collided with an Ohio State supporter on Sunday.

Pearl appeared on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" on Monday and said court storming has to be "managed because it is dangerous." He pointed to the 2021-2022 season in which Arkansas upset Auburn at Bud Walton Arena and fans rushed the floor. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Auburn coach Bruce Pearl reacts to a call during the first half against Mississippi on Jan.

20, 2024, in Auburn, Alabama. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) "In all seriousness, at Arkansas, they said they had a plan and they didn’t.

And I about got trampled, and I can’t move very well, and a police officer kind of picked me up as I was falling on the ground," Pearl said. "But that could’ve been really serious yesterday.

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