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Texas Tech player drops an epic expletive on the air after Sweet 16 comeback

Texas Tech player drops an epic expletive on the air after Sweet 16 comeback

USA Today28-03-2025
Texas Tech player drops an epic expletive on the air after Sweet 16 comeback
You can't totally blame Darrion Williams here.
After all, it was the Texas Tech forward who just scored the game-winning hoop against Arkansas to take the Red Raiders to the 2025 Elite Eight, after helping his squad come back from being 16 points down. He might have had other things on his mind at the moment with adrenaline running through him.
So of course he wasn't think about the expletive he dropped live on the air in his postgame interview: "We're gonna fight today, no matter the score. We could be down 20, we're gonna keep fighting. [Expletive], that's a good dub. Excuse my language, my bad."
LOL. Here's that moment [WARNING: NSFW language ahead and in the post]:
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