Forget Bill Self’s chain.
Forget the optics of a nine-figure deal to continue the very Adidas relationship that helped spur a federal corruption trial and resulted in a notice of NCAA allegations landing in Lawrence.
This will —fairly or not — be the lasting image of the darkest hour of a fabled Kansas basketball program.
Searing image for KU-KSU brawl
A photo of sophomore Silvio De Sousa wielding a chair in the midst of a brawl to close Tuesday’s rivalry game against Kansas State encapsulates a visceral moment at Allen Fieldhouse and an ugly era in Lawrence.