Have you seen the movie Any Given Sunday? The one wherein a star football player, played by Jamie Foxx, vomited before every game. Well, life imitated art on Monday night in the NCAA title game after North Carolina guard Puff Johnson puked on the floor.
With just a little over four minutes left in a tight game with Kansas, Johnson was seen struggling to get up from the floor. He then vomited, as two of his teammates looked out for him. It gave North Carolina a major scare, as the left-handed Johnson was playing well.
Puff Johnson took a blow to the stomach, per the broadcast, and puked on the court.
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At that point, North Carolina was behind by two points against Kansas, 63-61 in what was a tension-filled affair right from the onset.
Fortunately, Johnson, the younger brother of Phoenix Suns forward and former North Carolina standout Cam Johnson, was able to return to the game.
While the incident was embarrassing, it's hard to blame a young guy for throwing up, considering the incredibly high stakes of the game. The Tar Heels were on the hunt for their seventh NCAA crown while the Jayhawks were looking for its fourth NCAA title and first since 2008.
North Carolina erected a 15-point lead in the first half but Kansas stormed back after the break to make it a down-to-the-wire contest.
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