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College hoops fans attack Travis Steele as RedHawks HC blasts DJ speakers in fiery screams

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On Friday, Miami Redhawks basketball coach Travis Steele made headlines for his first-half outburst against Western Michigan.

An incident occurred in the first half of this confrontation. This left the RedHawks coach visibly frustrated on the sideline. While on his way to the locker room, he dropped the DJ speaker.

Travis Steele ended up getting a technical foul for his behavior.

Fans on social media harshly criticized him for his side hustle and aggressive behavior.

“No class. Arrogant. This is the ‘leader’ of the youth?” One fan commented:

@CBSSportsCBB No category. arrogant. And this “leader” of the youth?

Another fan said: “Embarrassing and inappropriate move by the coach. DJ should send him a bill.”

@CBSSportsCBB An embarrassing and unsophisticated move by the coach. The DJ should send him a bill.

“He should be fined and/or suspended for this. I hope he’s told to buy this DJ whatever he wants,” this fan wrote.

@CBSSportsCBB should be fined and/or suspended for this. I hope he gets asked to buy this DJ whatever he wants.

Another fan said: “I’m done rooting for this Miami Ohio team now! Disrespectful and disrespectful coach.”

@CBSSportsCBB I’m done rooting for Miami Ohio now! A failed and disrespectful coach

One fan wrote: “I don’t care what happened on the field, this is completely inappropriate for the coach.”

@CBSSportsCBB I don’t care what happened on the field, this is completely inappropriate for a coach.

“Bad look. I think he knows his team is really bad,” this fan commented.

@CBSSportsCBB @KyleTuckerCBB Bad looking. I think he knows his team is really bad.

“I don’t want this team to win anything anymore…is this broken equipment going to pay a small business owner?” Another fan said.

@CBSSportsCBB Annnnnndddddd I don’t want this team to win anything anymore haha…is this broken equipment going to pay a small business owner?

Despite the drama at the end of the first half, Travis Steele’s team emerged victorious by a final score of 69-67 against the Western Michigan Broncos. They sit atop the Mid-American Conference with a 29-0 record (16-0 MAC). Peter Soder was the RedHawks’ 25th leading scorer with 18 points, three rebounds and one steal.

Western Michigan, on the other hand, fell to a 10-19 record (4-12 MAC). This loss came after beating Bowling Green 88-79 on Tuesday. Jayden Brewer was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and one assist.

Travis Steele breaks his silence about his halftime outburst during the win over Western Michigan

After the final whistle, Travis Steele gave an interview to CBS Sports. He spoke about the halftime drama that earned him a technical foul

“I don’t even know how I got that technology,” Steele said. “I’m still trying to figure it out. It really bothers me. But I can’t do it. I can’t make technical mistakes. The margin for errors is very small. I have to be better.

“But listen, we’re fine. We were down midway through the half, and we didn’t play well. Stay in it. Stay in the moment. We’ve got to win our defense if we want to have a chance to win this game. And that’s what our guys did.”

The RedHawks will next face the 16-13 Toledo Rockets (10-6 MAC) on Tuesday at 7 p.m.