Los Angeles Lakers superstar and player LeBron James was enraged by the “targeting” of Colorado Buffaloes standout Travis Hunter during their rivalry game against the Colorado State Rams.

The two head coaches had some words for each other before Saturday’s game. When asked why Coach Prime, Deion Sanders, doesn’t remove his hat and sunglasses before conversing with individuals, Rams head coach Jay Norvell said it was because Sanders wasn’t raised properly.

Shedeur Sanders, the leading quarterback for Colorado and an early Heisman Trophy candidate and son of the legendary NFL defender, also had his sаy, calling Norvell a “fool.” As a result, CSU received four unsportsmanlike behavior penalties during the game. After a late Һit from safety Henry Blackburn landed on Hunter, sending him to the hospital, tensions between Hunter and Shedeur Sanders erupted on the field.

After blowing an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter, Colorado State fell 43-35 in double overtime. Many saw this as just desserts for the Rams’ “blatant and uncalled for” Һits. James, a huge college football fan who also happens to be an NBA legend, wondered aloud on Twitter why Blackburn wasn’t ejected for his late Һit on Hunter.

Hunter got back up and made a tackle before leaving the field for good. “Like I don’t understand the difference between targeting and what I just witnessed,” James vented on X (previously Twitter). I’ve seen people be kicked out for much less. I thought that was totally inappropriate.

Deion Sanders announced after the game that Hunter will be out for at least two weeks. Without his two-way superstar, the Colorado Buffaloes won’t be able to defend their undefeated record against ranked opponents and conference rivals Oregon and USC.

Sanders stated, “From what I’ve been told so far, he’ll be out for a few weeks, but we’ve got to take care of him.” “His health is more important than the game, so he’ll want to be out for two weeks.”

Leanna, Hunter’s girlfriend, has confirmed that he is doing “OK” after his hospital stay. According to Norvell, the increased physicality is par for the course when two fierce rivals meet. Norvell told ESPN, “It’s a rivalry game, it’s supposed to be that way,” in response to questions about whether the game was getting too rough after numerous flags and before Hunter’s hospitalization was revealed.

All eyes are currently on Colorado’s football team, so the Buffaloes will need to perform at a higher level if they want to keep their unbeaten streak going. “We played like garbage in the first half,” Deion Sanders said of the team’s performance on Saturday.

As for what we did in the second half, well… Our perseverance was on full display. By our actions, we proved that we were willing to go to wаr. As a group, we proved that we would not give up easily. For such a young squad, that’s a lot of success.