Auburn’s talented center When Johni Broome met Morgan Freeman this past Saturday, he was taken aback and wished he could go back in time and introduce himself differently.
Morgan Freeman, an award-winning actor and famous Ole Miss basketball supporter, stood out among the 9,631 people in the SJB Pavilion on Saturday.
More often than not, if there’s a big game in Oxford, he’ll be sitting courtside dressed in Rebel gear. Although many were likely unaware of Freeman’s connection to the program outside of Ole Miss fanbase and circles, given his Mississippi residency, many saw him this past Saturday following an interesting incident with an Auburn player.During the game, there was a pause of play on Freeman’s end of Craddock Court, and Tigers center Johni Broome was standing right in front of him. Freeman tried to catch Broome’s attention by gently tugging the back of his No. 4 jersey, but Broome swatted the hand behind him away. Many consider Freeman to be the voice of “God” and the President of the United States, based on popular parts he has done throughout his film career.”I assumed it was an Ole Miss supporter just snatching my jersey and holding onto me. So I just took his hand off and saw who it was,” Broome said at the postgame press conference. “I am a huge movie buff. I probably saw one of his films on the aircraft over here.
