College Basketball Game Delayed Due to Players Stuck in Elevator

The players were stuck for 15 minutes causing the opening tip to be delayed.

The men’s Division I college basketball tilt between the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and Long Island University Sharks was delayed Thursday after multiple Fairleigh Dickinson players got stuck in an elevator prior to tipoff.

The players were reportedly heading from the locker room to the court when they got stuck in the elevator. Firefighters arrived on the scene and attempted to get the players out of the elevator, according to John Fanta of Fox. 

Tipoff between the Knights and Sharks was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York, however the game was unable to commence as planned due to the unexpected situation involving members of Fairleigh Dickinson.

Breaking: Tonight’s game between Fairleigh Dickinson and Long Island University at LIU is in a delay because FDU players are stuck in an elevator coming from the locker room to the court. Firemen are on the scene trying to get FDU players out of the elevator now: pic.twitter.com/cujbz2alFy

— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) February 16, 2024

Eventually, the FDU players were able to get out of the elevator, thanks to some assistance from the fire department. 

When they finally arrived to the court for warmups, one player was asked about the situation. He described it as being “hot” and said the players were stuck in the elevator for roughly 15 minutes before the fire department was able to get them out.

Hearing that it was extremely hot in the elevator and they were in there for 15 minutes.

How is this going to impact Fairleigh Dickinson’s play? Seems rather unprecedented so I really can’t say https://t.co/oSX4zIL71G pic.twitter.com/1vXeZVhIw1

— Coleman Crawley (@SharpshotSelect) February 16, 2024

The game tipped off shortly after the players reached the court, with the delay ultimately lasting a bit over 20 minutes.