Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl came to the defense of Chad Baker-Mazara after the junior guard was ejected from the Tigers' 78-76 loss to Yale in the first round of the 2024 NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Having already questioned the ruling in the immediate aftermath of the loss, Pearl on Thursday turned his focus to Auburn fans who have been haranguing Baker-Mazara.
"I'm just going to tell the Auburn family, while I know you're disappointed, if somebody was messing with your son, you'd stand up for your son a little bit, wouldn't you?" he said, per the Associated Press' John Zenor.