As the game reached its second half, Dickinson was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul after a scuffle with Duke’s Maliq Brown. The incident drew immediate attention, with former Duke basketball star and current ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams voicing his frustration over the play, even labeling it "dirty" on social media.

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson was ejected midway through the second half of the top-ranked Jayhawks’ game against No. 11 Duke for kicking the Blue Devils’ Maliq Brown in the head

Kansas basketball will have to go the rest of the way Tuesday without Hunter Dickinson, as he was ejected from a game against Duke in Las Vegas. Dickinson, a graduate center, fell to the floor while going for a rebound with a Duke player.

Almost three weeks after taking down North Carolina at Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas basketball (6-0) outlasted the other prominent program in the Tar Heel State. The Jayhawks dug deep and defeated the dynamic Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils,

The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks were able to take care of business on Tuesday even without their best player down the stretch.

Kansas Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson (1) holds the ball in the first half of the game against North Carolina Tar Heels inside Allen Fieldhouse Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. / Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Following a review,