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Auburn’s Johni Broome met one among his favourite film stars — and apologized to Morgan Freeman for the way it occurred.
Broome, who scored 15 factors within the Sixteenth-ranked Tigers’ 91-77 victory over Mississippi on Saturday night time, tried to save lots of a ball from going out of bounds within the second half when somebody within the entrance row grabbed his jersey.
Considering it was an Ole Miss fan attempting to rattle him, Broome brushed the individual’s arm away.
It turned out it was Freeman, the Academy Award-winning actor who’s a giant Mississippi fan and attends many Rebels video games.
“I form of obtained his hand off,” Broome informed reporters. ”I noticed who it was and I’m a giant film man. I most likely watched one among his motion pictures on the airplane coming right here.
”However I spotted it was him and I used to be like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m a giant fan. I’m sorry.’ He stated, ‘Simply preserve taking part in.’”
Broome, calling a private foul on himself, went again over to Freeman throughout the sport.
”I’m identical to, ‘I’m sorry, once more,’” Broome stated. “He stated, ‘You all good. Simply preserve taking part in.’ He’s an excellent man. Love him.”
Broome and his Auburn teammates erased a 13-point deficit within the first half with a dominating second half to energy previous Freeman’s favourite crew. The Tigers improved to 18-4 general and 7-2 within the Southeastern Convention, whereas the Rebels dropped to 18-4 and 5-4 in league play.
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