Jon Scheyer claps back at DA over UNC court-storming dispute - ESPN

Jon Scheyer said he «could have said even more» in response to a local district attorney's claims that there was «zero evidence» to support the Duke coach's initial claim that Blue Devils staffers were punched in a recent court storming earlier at rival North Carolina.

Jeff Nieman, the district attorney for Orange County — which includes Chapel Hill, North Carolina, disputed Scheyer's account of the Feb. 7 court-storming incident and added that Scheyer «should exercise more discretion» in his public comments.

Scheyer fired back at Nieman after the third-ranked Blue Devils' 101-64 victory Monday over Syracuse.

«I would like to focus on Syracuse, but I'll tell you that I know what I saw and I know what happened with our staff after the game — and that's the bottom line,» Scheyer said. «I'm not going to circle back or get into — I don't know what was said or wasn't said or what people want to claim

»But I know what happened and I'm always going to support our staff in those situations and, again, I could have even said more but I'm not going to do that."

Seth Trimble's game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds led to a pair of court-storming incidents for North Carolina, which defeated its archrival for the first time since the 2023-24 season.

After the loss, Scheyer claimed that some of his staff members had been «punched in the face» as UNC fans swarmed the court. A Duke spokesperson later said that one staff member had been hurt in the court-storming without additional details.

Video of the aftermath appeared to show a person launching a bottle toward Duke players and staffers after the game.

Two days later, Scheyer clarified that one staff member had been hurt when they were «trampled,» adding that the staffer «looked