Michigan State guard Rocket Watts indicated he had also received death threats in his response to a post by Ohio State star E.J. Liddell highlighting abuse he had received on social media:
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The threatening messages Liddell received came after the No. 2-seeded Buckeyes suffered an upset loss to No. 15 Oral Roberts in Round 1 of the 2021 NCAA tournament.
According to Myron Medcalf of ESPN, Ohio State has contacted the police regarding the messages.