Trey Kaufman-Renn, the star forward on the Purdue University men’s basketball team, claimed that some fans of the University of Illinois hurled “racist comments” and other profanity at members of his family during the game Friday night.
Kaufman-Renn made the allegations following the Illini’s 88-80 home victory over the Boilermakers. He said the comments were so severe, he would be willing to “fight” over them.
“I was informed after the game, by my mom and my girlfriend, that there were some racist comments being made toward my brother, as well as my family being cussed out, stuff like that,” he said.
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Kaufman-Renn, who scored 29 points in the loss, further indicated that the comments came from members of the Orange Krush, the Illinois student section. Kaufman-Renn’s family was
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