Cheerleader booted out of game for megaphone heckling – inspiring comeback victory

Feb 16, 2018

A CHEERLADER inspired a dramatic comeback victory after being booted from a basketball game for heckiling over a megaphone.

Arizona were trailing at the home of their bitter rivals Arizona State by three points when the ref took exception to something on the side of the court.

The ref was clearly annoyed after hearing shouting from the stands

Arizona brought their chearleaders with them as they took on rivals Arizona State

And taking advantage of a break in play, the official sent one of the Wildcats cheerleaders packing to roars of support from the fans.

Sun Devils guard Remy Martin was about to take a free throw with the score at 50-47 when a male cheerleader yelled “Not today, Remy” through his megaphone.

He then missed his team’s stunning comeback in the Pac-12 derby as the Wildcats made the trip home with a 77-70 win.

Arizona State lost a cheerleader down the tunnel but came back to win the game

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Sun Devils No1 Remy Martin, centre, was singled out for some chat from the side of the court

The cheerleader’s antics clearly worked as the Wildcats secured a massive win

College sports would not be complete without the cheerleaders on the sidelines

A source told ESPN that ref RandyMcCall walked over to the scorer’s table and said: “This guy needs to get out of here.”

He later told the Arizona Republic: “He was yelling, using the [megaphone] to call out people by name, which is not acceptable.

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“And he was asked to please stop, and he chose not to.”

That #Arizona CHEERLEADER must have been pretty sassy for him to get ejected like that lmao#UAvsASU pic.twitter.com/zgpullMO4l

— Cory (@KaddySchak) February 16, 2018

I thought I was the only cheerleader to ever get ejected from a basketball game #WelcomeToTheClub

— Ashley Hart (@AshleyHartAZ) February 16, 2018

An Arizona cheerleader just got thrown out of the game. Literally LOL. #godevils pic.twitter.com/uCIQZmWJoj

— Katie (@iamnotkathy) February 16, 2018

The game is evolving a cheerleader got ejected

— Demon Gang (@LoznolaMC) February 16, 2018

Never seen a cheerleader get kicked out of a sporting event. Only UA.

— ASU is a basketball school (@Tim_Shot) February 16, 2018

Your only job is to cheer on your team. You're always in the spotlight. If you can't do your job and be a good representative of the UofA, you shouldn't be a cheerleader.

— regular ol’ Haley :’( (@provincialputzz) February 16, 2018

Fans are treated to dazzling displays while their teams slug it out

Arizona made the short trip home with the W after beating their rivals

The heckiling clearly worked as the Wildcats roared back to take victory

Arizona State slipped to 7-6 – the same as rivals Arizona

According to Rule 10, Article 8 of the official referee handbook, cheerleaders “shall not commit an unsportsmanlike act” like “using musical instruments, amplified music or artificial noisemakers while the game is in progress, except timeouts and intermissions.”

Thje result sees the neighbours both take a 7-6 record, with Arizona State just on top after managing better results against their conference rivals.

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