LOS ANGELES - Where there’s pain, there’s also hope.
Walking into losing locker rooms at the championship level is never easy. The loss is more than a loss, it’s sudden death. That team, especially at the college level, will never look the same. Players move on and new players move in, so a loss means breaking up a group of players who have shared a bond most people would never understand.
Following Clemson’s 89-82 loss to Alabama in the Elite Eight late Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena, forward Ian Schieffelin answered a round of interview questions and then, with his eyes watering with tears, shared a moment with teammate Dillon Hunter.