Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Boston Celtics guard and Team USA Basketball Olympic gold medalist Derrick White was spotted in the middle of a fight at the Colorado-Colorado State football rivalry game this past Saturday.
TMZ Sports has a video that captured the moment when White — a Colorado Buffaloes alumnus and Parker, Colorado, native — was confronting a man in the stands behind one of the goal posts at Colorado State.
As White got close, the man, wearing a Colorado State Rams hat, in the front row swung at him with a closed fist, hitting him in the head and knocking him backwards. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM United States guard Derrick White (8) shoots against Brazil point guard Yago Santos (2) in the first half in a men’s basketball quarterfinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Several other men around White pushed the man who swung at him, and the Celtics guard was quick to try to go back at his attacker.
A man who appeared to be friends with White held back the gold medalist as he kept trying to get involved. CELTICS' DERRICK WHITE SUFFERS CHIPPED TOOTH IN NBA FINALS: ‘I’LL LOSE ALL MY TEETH FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP' Another scene from the altercation showed White helping another man off the ground, and during their conversation, the man could be heard saying, "I was just trying to help you." It’s unknown if security or law enforcement stepped in after the altercation.