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Former Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. had his jersey retired over the weekend throughout a sport between the Illini and Huge Ten foe Michigan State. That ceremony went poorly attributable to a serious gaffe on the college’s half.
Shannon’s jersey was unveiled the wrong way up earlier than being hung within the rafters. Regardless of the hiccup, the NBA hooper has taken the whole lot in stride.
Whereas in Champaign, the guard averaged 20.2 factors per sport throughout two seasons. He transferred to Illinois after starting his profession at Texas Tech.
As a senior, he was briefly suspended for an alleged assault which compelled him to file a brief restraining order towards his personal faculty to be able to return to the court docket. He succeeded and was later discovered not responsible on the fees.
On the court docket, Shannon helped lead the Illini to the Elite Eight in 2024. His success and resilience amid adversity led to his being honored on Saturday.
People, somebody is getting fired. pic.twitter.com/Em2RlP7yGY
— Robert Rosenthal (@ALionEye) February 16, 2025
Sadly, it didn’t go fairly as deliberate. AD Josh Whitman apologized for the “regrettable second” after the actual fact.
“It’s a disgrace… There are specific moments the place errors can’t occur… We stole that second from Terrence.”
-Josh Whitman
Terrence Shannon Jr. doesn’t appear too upset by the unlucky error. In actual fact, he’s leaning into it! On Tuesday, he unveiled new merchandise with that “upside-down” theme.
When life has you the wrong way up, flip it round⏳
Proceeds from my upside-down banner shirt will profit the Don Moyer Boys and Ladies Membership. Thanks to Gameday Spirit and Illinois for serving to me convey this concept to life! pic.twitter.com/uM0LtX95i5
— Terrence Shannon Jr (@Sn1per_T) February 18, 2025
Proceeds from the shirt will profit a Boys and Ladies Membership in Champaign. Shannon has taken a detrimental and turned it into constructive outreach.
The NBA famous person might’ve been ticked by the mix-up. As a substitute, he’s embracing it.
