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Dick Vitale Calls for Silvio De Sousa Ban After Kansas-Kansas State Brawl

Dick Vitale had some harsh words for Kansas's Silvio De Sousa after the forward lifted a chair over his head in a brawl against Kansas State on Tuesday.

De Sousa blocked a Kansas State shot in the final seconds at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, then stood over Wildcats guard DaJuan Gordon. The two benches cleared as a fight erupted, and De Sousa then lifted the chair before having it knocked out of his hands.

“Well, just absolutely sickening, unbelievable. The 40 years I’m on TV, I haven’t seen anything like that, unless you go to the NBA and the Pistons’ brawl that took place at the Palace.