Clemson Had One Of The Craziest Halftime Experiences Possible During ACC Tournament

There are a lot of crazy things we've seen over the years in college basketball. After Friday night, not being able to get into your own locker room has to be added to the list. For Clemson, they had to rest in the hallway of the Spectrum Center in Charlotte at halftime because of some very bad luck. 

After North Carolina and Duke came down to the final possession, with the Blue Devils winning 74-71, it was Louisville versus Clemson in the nightcap to decide who would play for the conference championship. 

All seemed well for Clemson before tip-off in Charlotte, as the Tigers prepared for their game against Louisville in the locker room, getting last-minute instructions on how to potentially beat the Cardinals. Unfortunately, there was one problem as Clemson left the locker room for the first half, and it was a pretty embarrassing situation for whomever was in charge of making sure the Tigers belongings were secure while they played the first half. 

Somebody forgot how to get Clemson back into the locker room for halftime. No, I'm not exaggerating this at all, with the Tigers having to listen to what adjustments could be made in the second half from the hallways of the Spectrum Center. 

How Did Clemson Get Locked Out Of Its Own Locker Room? My Theories

As you can tell by the video, Clemson head coach Brad Brownell was seen giving his halftime speech to his players as they sat on the floor, most likely just as confused as everyone else associated with the Tigers' basketball program. 

So how could something like this happen? I have a few theories. 

• Somebody from Louisville stole the keys (I'm Kidding)
• Whoever was in charge of guarding the locker room lost the keys
• The key fab ran out of batteries? I don't know, but it's logical
• The lock on the door broke, and they couldn't get a locksmith to the arena in time
• Clemson just had the worst luck possible on Friday night (Yep, this one holds up)

Either way, it certainly threw a wrench into Clemson's halftime plans, as you could see someone associated with the Tigers trying to stop folks from recording the scene and halftime speech. 

At the end of the night, Louisville defeated Clemson, and will play Duke for an ACC Tournament championship on Saturday. 

But that's one halftime the Tigers will assuredly not forget. Hopefully they don't run into this problem again during the NCAA Tournament.