“Christian Laettner was the dirtiest player I ever coached against.” -Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun, in his autobiography. In the entire book, Calhoun never criticizes any other opposing player, for any reason.

Thank you for this. At times it becomes necessary to renew my pure and burning hatred for Dook. This did the trick.

Funny thing is that it wasn’t even Timberlake that pushed him down on the other end, it was actually Deron Feldhaus. Rewatch the game on here and you can clearly see it. I think he just assumed it was Timberlake because he was standing over Laettner when he got back up while Feldhaus was already headed up court.

Good player...he was an asshole, but hey, that's what happens when you play for Duke.

If a UNLV player hadda done that, they woulda had him brought up on criminal charges...

I liked Verne Lundquist’s matter of factness, “yeah he did.”

The NCAA changed the technical foul rules as a result of this play so that techincal fouls counted towards personal fouls. Had this rule been in effect at the time, Laettner would have fouled out. Such a historic game.

If Laettner will stomp on Aminu Timberlake in today college basketball era he will get ejected from the game immediately.

For some reason... I find that hilarious. Well said.

Any other player on any other team gets ejected after that. Nope, not Laettner on Duke. Anybody who watches college basketball objectively knows Duke is often given the benefit of the doubt in all aspects. However this was a damn good game.

Oh geez, it's dumb, it deserved a technical, but you can see it's essentially a love tap. If Laettner actually put his weight on him he would have broken ribs. If Timberlake was in any pain he wasn't showing it -- to Timberlake's credit he didn't fake injury or he could probably have gotten Laettner thrown out. BB is a physical game and these guys are grinding on each other all the time. Laettner and Timberlake were pushing and pounding on each other the whole game and Timberlake was yapping constantly.

The fact that people dislike Duke makes me like them even more.

Christian Laettner was and still is the only college player to play in 4 final fours! Timberlake sure looked hurt jumping up smiling and clapping! His boot-lip ass was crying after the SHOT!!! Duke rules!!

We got revenge on Duke in 98 and we won the National championship game against them in 78

speak for yourself, christian used to hang out with all the broz and we went to the pizza spot on ninth street near east campus and rossini's ice cream parlor all the time. he was one of us and played pick up games too near swift ave. basketball is physical and sometimes it gets a little rough. attitude is case by case, but we liked him.

2022 here, just stopped by to see this ahead of coach k's last sweet 16...

Love taps :)

Maybe Christian was recalling when UConn's Rod Sellers dribbled his head on the hard court a few times the year before. I love Christian Laettner. Nerves of steel.

hey coach k did you reprimand this player??

Does anyone have this complete "Beyond the Glory"? I've been looking for it for a while.

I love that guy

This clip is from Beyond the Glory. Does anyone have the entire episode? I really would like to see it again.

From a huge UK fan: I do believe he got off easy. But, way to go to the UK players. No one expected them to make it that far. Duke won on a prayer. Don't get mad at Duke. Praise Kentucky instead!

@WILL1ONE wasnt it Camby who got in trouble? not calipari? exactly

My favorite part of the Final Four so far is when Laettner got a trophy and was booed.

Good lookign homie

Duke Blue Devil Christian Laettner stomped the chest of kenTUCKy Wildcats player Aminu Timberlake in a classic NCAA regional final at the Philadelphia Spectrum on 3/28/92. Timberlake attended Catholic De La Salle Institute at 3434 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago,IL(60616). Unrelated: U.S. Olympic track star Maurice GreenE was born in Kansas City, KS to Ernest & Jackie GreenE on NFL WR Mark Jackson’s 11th b’day: 7/23/74. Jackson attended Terre Haute South High School at 3737 S.7th, Terre Haute,IN

@catsfan1115 really? how'd you explain umass?? calipari was the coach of that program when camby was around.

I came here after Draymond Green.

I'm here after the draymond green stomping at sabonis

It wasn't even Timberlake who pushed him down earlier, it was Deron Feldhaus.

not a duke fan, not a kentucky fan. but i can say that emotions run so high in sports. as a 3 sport athlete, there have been times where i've found myself doing something dumb in the heat of the moment. people still holding a grudge over this should get over it.

Draymond did it way harder he was trying to break some ribs

thats attitude normal sprts style good explanation

@neomysterio He never sucked in the NBA. He was the Wolves' franchise player, an All-Star with the Hawks and the season after, he got a very serious injury

@madisoncoleman Yep, I'm sure they are really upset about 1991, 2001, 2010...

I'm named after Christian (first name Christian) middle name cameron (Cameron indoor stadium) GO DUKE!!!!!

all part of the venture

We only do it because we receive it so much.

People think UK fans hate Laettner because he hit the shot. It's because of this,.

He said Timberlake got aggressive with him earlier and he made a mental note to return the aggression... You get what you give.

When they showed the stomp close up, it was in slo-mo. That this didn't count against his personal fouls, meaning he would have fouled out, was a problem with the rules which has since been corrected. Holes in the rules: Someday refs will be able to use replays to see who fouled or if a foul occurred, not just who got fouled. If you have a DVR some calls can make you want to pull your hair out. "Good no-call. That was all ball." Not unless you think Kidd-Gilchrist's face is a basketball.

I'm a huge Duke fan and although you are a "puke hater", lol, I appreciate when people don't wear the bias blinders. I'm constantly arguing with refs calls on both sides, be it for or against Duke. The worst thing in the world is an exaggerated, blatant excuse for one thing or another. Yes, he deserved to be T'ed up. No, it wasn't a "STOMP". More of a, "f you". Every team has had those moments. It's what makes it fun. Lol

if you look up.. how can you see him underneath you?

I love Duke. Life long winners. Not a bunch of one and done trash or thugs.

As a duke fan I will say he got a technical for this exactly what he deserved. Had he hit Timberlake harder he would have been considered in combative action but the kick is so light it was just a taunt. Look at how hard people can hit these days and don't even get a tech its ridiculous. I am a duke fan what laettner did was wrong he admits it but again it wasn't hard enough to be considered combative which is why he was not ejected.

Jrkfish or whatever you are. I'm proud of my team and feel sorry for anyone that has you as a fan.

WAAAAAWAAAAAWAAAATHEY HAD SUCH SPRNKLY NEATO UNIFORMS AND THEY'RE JUST SO AWESOME,YOU GUYS ARE JUST JEALOUS BECAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH,BECAUSE BAMMM

dude looks like joquin phoenix now

@poppaBsmooth we'll see how that prediction turns out

More of a love tap, than a stomp.

I actually put a bit of the blame on Timberlake for Laettner not getting tossed. He just got up and clapped with a smile on his face when Laettner got T'd up. If he had acted like a soccer player or a modern basketball player and sold it like his sternum or ribs were cracked, maybe Laettner would have been thrown out lol

The new Documentary was amazingly done. And Yes, I'm a Kentucky Fan and YES, for Aminu...I HATE CHRISTIAN LAETTNER! In OTHER news...Our Wildcats...THE best group of unselfish, dominating COMPLETELY as a Team that Division I NCAA Basketball has EVER seen are but a couple Weeks away from Our Ninth National Championship, making the IMpossible, POSSIBLE...Completing a Schedule of Forty wins to ZERO losses which was something only dreamed about, or jokingly brought up in both Media coverage as well as all of the talk spoken Out by the ENTIRE College Basketball Fan base! ...Back on Vidya topic, I HATE Laettner, BUT...I respect His accolades. His NBA I'm completely leaving Out, because IMO, He was never Someone who would play "lights out" in the Big Leagues among all of those Other NBA Players. On the flip side, He's among the best COLLEGE Players there has been in somewhat recent History. #UKVSPUKE ^_^

@GreenDay1981 totally disagree. you also have to consider the level of competition,even in the ncaa tourney. indiana hasn't been a relevant force in college basketball since forever. the only reason they're brought up these days is because of an ancient perfect season under bob knight. michigan had a fluke recruiting year with the fab 5 but that was also nearly 20 years ago. duke/kentucky for a trip to the final four is far more of a classic, and the programs have been contenders perennially.

IN THE MIDDLE OF A BASKETBALL GAME!

I do too...your point is?

Look at all the screaming: I get it now.

@EdudLufetips This game was 19 years ago. How is that any better than saying "the fab 5 was 20 years ago"? Did you even watch the ending of the Minnesota-Indiana game? I doubt it because if you had, you wouldn't still think this shot was so great.

Congrats, he was a good college player! GASP! He was only a decent pro. Nothing legendary in the NBA at all.

Damn Draymond been studying

somewhere Dicky V just splooged in his shorts.

go. dook. what a classy guy from a classy program. 'he pushed me down so I waited until he fell over then I tried to secretly step on him'. Tough guy. Typical dook.

What do you have to say about it now? Got anything to say about Michigan? Bahaha! GO DUKE! Lmao! You are sooooo entertaining! I love fans like you, no valid arguments but still...just an absolute riot! Thanks for the laugh chief!

People act like he shot him dead on the floor in front of 16,000 fans. Was it unnecessary and terrible sportsmanship? Absolutely. Was it vile and the worst thing we've seen on a basketball court? No, not even close.

good luck with that uk stuff

@TheCatFan21 you're right...I didnt mean to be disrespectful to Ky,its a great state and I'm sure the players are smart.I was just responding to a nasty comment when I said that,shouldnt have went there

and Derek Anderson.

If that was anybody else they would have been thrown out of the game, but DUKE is and always will be "holier than thou", It makes me sick but it is what it is!!

@Adrialgon lol no he shouldn't have because technically he never stepped on his chest...it was his stomach and they could really have argued the call from the ref. It wouldn't have stood anyway. Besides the foot placement was the same as if you stepped on a piece of glass, his foot came right back up. Also is he supposed to risk himself and injury trying not to put his foot down? . The guy shouldn't have been on floor where he was. He remained on the floor for a reason.. The whistle

Give Timberlake the technical for laughing

hahahaha im watching SC and the reporter said he stomped him (graysen allen sigment about duke players). i look it up and thats a stomp... shit i guess i stomp all day when i walk then lol

WHILE THEY WERE ON THE GROUND

I just want to point out UK's 8 national championship titles, eclipsed only by UCLA with 11. Give credit where credit is due.

@hicksroadstyle you mean a coach who violates NCAA rules cnstantly and got two programs punished??

After all these years (as a Kentuckian and UK fan) I've come to appreciate CL. He was a heck of a player. Really, can you call that a stomp. It was more like a love tap. The "shot" was something he perfected and it came to be. Good for him.

My brother in law runs a muskie fishing guide in kentucky on cave run lake. He hates UK an when Laetners people called the guide service last year to make a reservation for laetner to learn to musky fish all the others said "he gets on my fuckin boat he gets sunk to the bottom of the lake" haha. So my bro in law took him! Lol GO CATS!!!

@metzdawg3000 Yeah, I see a lot of originality in that comment of yours. Like saying "when was your last title" is real original? It's not.

how the hell is it debateable? he says in the damn video he did it on purpose.

It's going to be fun watching Duke fade into obscurity after 2012.

Laettner knows if they had been on the street. It would have bee so much more than a tec. Dook Punks!!!

Chrissie

@SGardnerBerry except that what Laettner didn't know was that it wasn't Aminu Timberlake that had pushed him earlier, he got the wrong player. Either way, it's a classless move.

"It was a dumb thing to do" Older Wiser Laettner

UK is an honarable and fine establishment that actually plays by the rules in every activity you should call a sport... Other schools no not at all they cheat to win will do whatever it takes to win because that's all that matters to them.... Nowadays u can't play duke at home anymore without them winning because of referee favoritism.... Duke is a good basketball club every year they play indeed but they should be good enough as it is to not have to cheat to win. UK has never had referee help

If pitino would have seen it then it would have been over

@sentinelofcalvary Yeah it would definitely be a shining moment of Calipari can win a National Championship. Of course, I'm ready for a bunch of idiots to say stupid things like "just wait until it gets vacated" if he does win. As far as I know, none of our players have committed any NCAA violations so this Final Four run should stand. They can't get us on Kanter either considering he never stepped foot on the court. The NCAA screwed us there but we still got to the Final Four.

@ukkats1998 dukes out of the tourney and kentuckys in

Laettner sort of fell into the same trap that JJ Redick did later in that they lean into being the jerk that most opposing fans think they are. “Oh, you think I’m a jerk. I’ll show you a jerk…”

I saw that game years ago. Laettner had been getting slammed under the basket by Timberlake with no calls from the officials. In the 1985 playoffs, Georgetown going for their second win in a row literally climbed on the Georgia Tech players backs nabbing rebounds without a single call. Officials get their pockets stuffed to "not see it" and I believe watching how hard Villanova had to play against the Hoyas AND the officials, that final game was supposed to go to Georgetown. . .

CL, gets high to escape his own mistakes! Every player gets booed

Lol I just played with the dude that got stomped at the courts

Something happened?

@poppaBsmooth 2010 NCAA CHAMPIONS ....DUKE BLUE DEVILS. COUCH K...4 TITLES.....OUCH!!!!

wow amazing that almost 19 years later we have this argument still going on!! any player before or after this would be thrown out of the game! everyone with common sense knows it. how can anyone defend lattner? he was a great college player and i rooted for duke the 2 years before this in their championship games, but talk about SHIT...wtF?? puke's 92 banner has a big * beside it because the guy that hits the shot should have never been allowed to be in the game. good job refs we got a classic

Laettner KNEW it was Gimel Martinez that pushed him under the basket but opted to go gutless on Timberlake instead.

Booooooo 😂❤🎉 all love bbn

I also heard the radio play by play guy for Kentucky say years later if Laettner did that to any other UK player on that team there would have been a scuffle BS tough guys would have got him back later on flapping gums overrated do something if u got a problem

@mrlafayette1964 Understood. I'll admit there are UK fans who have a mouth on them. Allow me apologize for them the best I can. Honestly, we're some of the nicest people you know until you try to insult our basketball program. Lol.

@sentinelofcalvary I am a die-hard Kentucky fan but I enjoy watching college basketball no matter who is playing and I get so sick of the commentators talking about Duke when Duke is not even playing. Dicky V. was on Pitino's jock when Pitino was at UK and I got sick of Dicky V saying how great Pitino was. I do not blame the refs when Kentucky loses, if you are a good team you have to overcome bad officiating. Im just saying if that was a Kentucky player that player would have been ejected.

Duke calls us UNCheat, but how do you explain this? Not to mention more recent tripping?