New Video Shows If Arizona Player Purposely Groped TCU Cheerleader
New Video Shows If Arizona Player Purposely Groped TCU Cheerleader
Arizona defeated TCU last week to advance to the Sweet 16. While the game itself was interesting, what captured headlines after the fact was a video of Arizona star Bennedict Mathurin’s encounter with a cheerleader.
In the now-viral clip, many wondered if Mathurin made contact with the cheerleader’s chest.
Hey @MarchMadnessMBB @ArizonaMBB why did Benedict Mathurin have to touch a @TCU cheerleader in the breast? pic.twitter.com/4qe9rP7Oqx
— SportsFanatic (@GivingMyOpinion) March 21, 2022
This week, an alternate angle of the incident emerged. It should settle once and for all whether there was any purposeful groping going on:
definitely not intentional pic.twitter.com/yIMjsbZkgp
— big sports girl (@p3ttyprinc3ss24) March 22, 2022
Understandably, some began calling for an apology:
This man deserves an apology https://t.co/NvzwapSM4L
— Jaren (@JMcCrae35) March 24, 2022
Different angle, different point of view?https://t.co/Z5OF2XIE7M
— SimPaq (@SimonPa09460070) March 24, 2022
Better angle. You can tell it was not on purpose. https://t.co/4aKveHKjFK
— Tiffani (@Brickhousetiffi) March 24, 2022
People will do anything for a story, Move on, nothing to see here. Believe me he doesn’t have to grope anyone on national tv to get some love from the ladies what’s the world coming to https://t.co/n8n92L8Ql2
— Markas Brunson (@MarkasBrunson) March 24, 2022
Despite the video seemingly exonerating him, Mathurin still wanted to make sure the cheerleader was okay.
Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin addresses the video of him allegedly touching a TCU cheerleader while walking off the court in San Diego. pic.twitter.com/t28Wb06ZbA
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) March 23, 2022
“I actually sent an email, I reached out to the cheerleader, through the TCU athletic department,” Mathurin said on Wednesday. “I reached out to her, and that’s it.”
Hopefully that will settle that.
In a year where an ESPN camera guy incited outrage when he simply could not stop zeroing in on a cheerleader’s butt and an unfortunate altercation between a player and St. Bonaventure cheerleader went viral – this nonsense feels like par for the course.
Kenny Pickett’s girl has now weighed in on his tiny, tiny hands. https://t.co/Qe71kOB6n8
— Game 7 (@game7__) March 24, 2022
Hopefully now that that this issue has been put to bed both Mathurin and Arizona can focus on the task at hand: advancing in the NCAA Tournament.
How far will they ultimately get?
Time will tell.
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A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
