Duke’s loss to Bill Belichick and the rival North Carolina Tar Heels got a whole lot uglier in the middle of the third quarter.
During an injury stoppage, a Duke player was down on his back while trainers and medical staff rushed in to check on him. Cornerback Kimari Robinson moved over to show concern for his teammate, but things escalated when another trainer stepped in and pushed Robinson aside to get to the injured player.
Robinson reacted by swatting the trainer’s arm away, creating a brief but uncomfortable exchange. The trainer appeared surprised, then immediately returned to helping the injured player. Even though the moment passed quickly, it didn’t sit well with plenty of fans watching at home, many of whom were alarmed that Robinson would make contact with a trainer at all, especially a woman who was smaller than him.
The criticism came fast on X, where some users called for discipline and even harsher punishment. One user wrote, “Honestly unless #5 is getting a medical degree at Duke then he doesn’t need to be there…that trainer should file a complaint to the school.
If that player is on a scholarship, then take it away. He looked at her then swiped her arm… (expletive) move,” another declared.
“Horrible reaction from the Duke player. Shes quite literally attempting to do her job to keep his teammate safe.
He should be running lines for a week,” a third wrote. Another said, “This is an absolute horrible look by Kimari Robinson.
I understand that he is looking out for his teammate but this woman is simply doing her job. Not good.”
One more post added, “Kimari Robinson needs to be expelled from the team starting tomorrow, no need for that unnecessary nonsense in college football.”
The incident has put Manny Diaz in a spot where he may need to discipline Robinson, even as the situation unfolded in a matter of seconds. As emotional as those injury moments can get, the optics of Robinson putting his hands on a medical staffer have now become the story.
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