‘Craziest thing I’ve ever seen’: ‘Uber Eats’ delivery stops basketball game

The basketball world has been left in hysterics after a game was stopped by an accidental court invader who was just trying to do his job.

This delivery man is dedicated to his job. Photo: Twitter

Neither rain, sleet or snow or a college basketball game in progress will stop a food delivery from being made.

While play was going on during the second half of Wednesday’s Loyola Chicago Ramblers-Duquesne Dukes game, a delivery person walked onto the court with a bag of fast food, getting very close to a player who was set up on the 3-point line.

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Play was momentarily stopped with 16:10 remaining and Loyola Chicago holding a 40-37 lead while the situation was being digested.

The shocked ESPN+ broadcast crew was left with a bevy of questions.

“Who’s he delivering it to?” they shouted. “The ref!?”

This delivery man is dedicated to his job. Photo: Twitter

The announcers speculated it was an Uber Eats delivery person delivering some McDonalds to referee Phillip Austin, adding that the highlight shows “will have a blast” with this story. According to Abby Schnable of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the fan who actually ordered the food was later shown on the video board.

“Craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot said. “Guy had a job to do. He did his job well.”

For the appetiser portion of this story, Duquesne (14-17, 4-4 Atlantic 10) scored a 72-58 win over Loyola/Chicago (7-13, 1-7).

This story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.

Originally published as ‘Craziest thing I’ve ever seen’: ‘Uber Eats’ delivery stops basketball game