Police enter court amid fracas sparked by hard foul
Coach Rick Pitino holds back players as tempers flare
Six players were ejected from Saturday’s college basketball game between No. 17 St John’s and Providence after a fracas resulting from a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell on Bryce Hopkins sent the Red Storm star crashing to the ground.
St John’s coach Rick Pitino, who led Providence to the 1987 Final Four, was in the middle of it, trying to hold back his players. But several entered the fray as it drifted toward the Red Storm’s visitors’ bench.
The game was delayed by nearly 20 minutes while the referees sorted out the punishments: four St John’s players were booted and two from Providence, and by the time the Friars got the ball back they had watched a one-point lead turn into a four-point deficit.
The Red Storm won the game 79-69 after the fracas. They led by as many 13 points in the first half, but Providence rallied in the second to take a series of one-point leads and had a 40-39 edge with 14:25 left when Hopkins – who played three seasons in Providence – went up for a fast-break layup and was raked across the head and face by Powell’s arm, taking him to the ground.
Hopkins got up and moved toward Powell but was held back and guided away by his former teammate, Friars forward Oswin Erhunmwunse. Others in the game got involved and the players from the nearby St John’s bench couldn’t be held back any longer.
The pushing and shoving continued while coaches, referees and security tried to break it up. Police were sent on to the court to prevent further escalation, and the TNT broadcast reported that a fan was kicked out of the Amica Mutual Pavilion arena for getting involved in the melee.
During the delay, players for both teams warmed up at their baskets. As the referees updated the coaches on their decision, the fans broke into a chant of “Duncan Powell!”
Providence guard Jaylin Sellers was led down the tunnel to cheers from the crowd; he was soon joined by Powell. St John’s Dillon Mitchell, Ruben Prey, Sadiku Ibine Ayo and Kelvin Odih also were ejected.
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© Photograph: Mark Stockwell/AP
© Photograph: Mark Stockwell/AP
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Un acheteur Reddit pensait avoir décroché le deal de l’année : un Ryzen 9 9900X3D « Like New » sur Amazon. Il a reçu un processeur de 2019. Bienvenue dans la face sombre du reconditionné.
Un utilisateur Reddit affirme avoir acheté un AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D “Used – Like New” chez Amazon et découvert un processeur manifestement remplacé. Les photos partagées sur PCMR pointent deux drapeaux rouges : le marquage “©2019” sur l’IHS et un packaging physique typique AM4, loin d’un modèle AM5.
Autre indice décisif, l’OPN imprimé “100-000000023” correspond au Ryzen 9 3900X selon CPU-World. Ce CPU 12C/24T Zen 2 pour Socket AM4 est sorti en 2019 et affiche un TDP de 105 W. Le 9900X3D attendu, lui, est annoncé en 12C/24T, jusqu’à 5,5 GHz boost, 4,4 GHz base, 140 Mo de cache total et 120 W de TDP.
La distinction AM4/AM5 est triviale une fois le CPU retourné : AM5 (LGA1718) montre des pads plats, les pins étant sur la carte mère ; AM4 (PGA) a des pins sur le CPU. Ici, la coque et les marquages suffisent à douter sans aller jusque-là.
Le Ryzen 9 9900X3D est disponible depuis mars 2025 au tarif de 590 € MSRP. Près d’un an après son lancement, le CPU circule désormais largement sur le marché de l’occasion et du reconditionné, terrain fertile pour les swaps de composants comme celui-ci.
Amazon définit « Used – Like New » comme un article en parfait état de fonctionnement, avec packaging possiblement abîmé. Mais la multiplication des retours en marketplace augmente mécaniquement le risque de recevoir un CPU substitué. Contrôles indispensables avant tout montage : vérifier l’OPN sur l’IHS, la date gravée, et confirmer visuellement AM5 (pads plats) vs AM4 (pins sur le CPU). Quelques secondes qui évitent une carte mère grillée et garantissent un retour immédiat et documenté.
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