O atacante de Auburn, Johni Broome, acidentalmente afastou o vencedor do Oscar Morgan Freeman durante um jogo de basquete universitário contra o Mississippi, pensando que Freeman era um torcedor adversário, e mais tarde se desculpou ao perceber. Auburn forward Johni Broome accidentally brushed away Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman during a college basketball game against Mississippi, thinking Freeman was an opposing fan, and later apologized upon realizing.

O atacante de Auburn, Johni Broome, acidentalmente afastou o ator vencedor do Oscar Morgan Freeman, um torcedor do Mississippi, durante um jogo de basquete universitário contra o Mississippi no sábado, pensando que ele era um fã de Ole Miss tentando distraí-lo. Auburn forward Johni Broome accidentally brushed away Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, a Mississippi fan, during a college basketball game against Mississippi on Saturday, thinking he was an Ole Miss fan trying to distract him. Depois de perceber seu erro, Broome pediu desculpas a Freeman, que lhe disse para continuar jogando. After realizing his mistake, Broome apologized to Freeman, who told him to keep playing. Os Tigers, 16º classificados, venceram o jogo por 91-77, melhorando seu recorde geral para 18-4. The 16th-ranked Tigers went on to win the game 91-77, improving their overall record to 18-4.