ACC reprimands NC State’s Horne for gesture

Jan 17, 2024, 04:20 PM ET

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– The Atlantic Coast Conference has reprimanded NC State guard DJ Horne for flashing both middle fingers at the nasty line in a return win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night.The ACC’s statement stated it released the reprimand after examining the game, calling Horne’s gesture “unsportsmanlike and improper.”Horne made both foul shots with 2.2 seconds

left in the Wolfpack’s 83-76 win over the Satanic force Deacons. Later, Horne said his coaches got on him about the gesture, and he apologized on social media.”I got caught up in the heat of the minute and made a rude gesture that I need to have never ever done. That’s not who I am!”Horne posted on X, the platform previously known as Twitter.My genuine apologies for what occurred at the end of the game. I got captured up in the heat of the moment and made an ill-mannered gesture that I need to have never done. That’s not who I am!– DJ Horne(@djhorne0 )January 17, 2024 Horne remains in his very first season with the Wolfpack after moving from Arizona State

. The 6-foot-2 college student leads NC State in scoring(15.1

points a game )and takes.