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Referee Mike Nance Bumps Into Tennessee Coach Rick Barnes, Appears to Blame Him

During a game tonight, referee Mike Nance bumped into Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes, who was clearly standing still.

After contact was made, Nance turned on Barnes and appeared to accuse him:

Watch as official Mike Nance walk into a totally standing still Rick Barnes and appears to accuse Barnes of making contact. Smh pic.twitter.com/JZu4Bj1GwJ

— Austin Price (@AustinPriceless) January 29, 2020

I’m no lip reader, but it certainly appears that Nance asked Barnes, “did you just bump me?”