CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference has reprimanded NC State guard DJ Horne for showing both middle fingers at the foul line in a comeback victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday night.
The ACC statement said it issued the reprimand after reviewing the game, calling Horne's gesture “unsportsmanlike and inappropriate.”
Horne made both free throws with 2.2 seconds left in the Wolfpack's 83-76 victory over the Demon Deacons. Afterward, Horne said his coaches criticized him for the gesture and he apologized on social media.
“I got caught up in the heat of the moment and made a disrespectful gesture that I never should have made. That's not who I am!” Horne posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
My sincere apologies for what happened at the end of the game. I got carried away in the heat of the moment and made a disrespectful gesture that I should never have done. That's not what I am!
– DJ Horne (@djhorne0) January 17, 2024
Horne is in his first season with the Wolfpack after transferring from Arizona State. The 6-foot-2 graduate student leads NC State in scoring (15.1 points per game) and steals.
