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With six minutes to go in North Carolina's blowout win over Presbyterian yesterday at The Dean Dome, Roy Williams instructed security personnel to eject a fan who had heckled the Heels' Deon Thompson during a free throw attempt. The man, wearing a Presbyterian shirt and sitting a few rows behind the Carolina bench, yelled "hey Deon, don't miss it!" during the second free throw, which caused Williams to turn around, exchange some words and, eventually, point him out to security. WRAL has video of the incident.

Drunk, profane fans are a menace at games, but there's no indication the ejected party was either of those things. "Hey Deon, don't miss it," is about as tame a taunt as there gets in a college basketball arena. That may be the nicest heckle Deon Thompson hears all season. When the Tar Heels go play at Duke, such a statement might be considered a compliment.

When asked about the move after the game, Williams said:

"I don't think anybody should yell anything negative at our players. Period. Let's don't make it a bigger thing than it is. But I just don't think anybody should yell negative things toward our players (when) you come in on our tickets to watch our game."

It was none other than Brian King, the Presbyterian fan North Carolina coach Roy Williams infamously booted out of the Dean Dome earlier this season after King screamed "Miss it, Deon!" while Deon Thompson was shooting free throws.

"I had a lot of people reach out to me after what happened," King told the Raleigh News & Observer. "Now that time has passed, this just looked like fun."

King, a Presbyterian alum, actually grew up a Duke fan, so he no doubt enjoyed watching the Devils break their home losing streak against the Tar Heels. He did emphasize that he has "absolutely no hard feelings" toward Williams, adding, "The whole thing is something everyone can laugh about now."