It’s the sports crossover feud you didn’t know you needed.
As you might have figured out from the headline above, this one involves LIV golfer Brooks Kopeka, Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad … and an orange traffic cone.
What the heck, you ask? We have answers!
Last week, Koepka attended a Panthers loss to the New York Rangers. He was caught on camera picking up said traffic cone and screaming “EKBLAD” while pointing at the defenseman, seemingly calling him out for being bad at his job.
Well, Ekblad heard about it and has responded, and now it’s a whole thing that we’re following:
Brooks Koepka doesn’t appear to be an Ekblad fan 😳
🎥: @David954FLA
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 26, 2023
Ekblad’s response was perfect:
Aaron Ekblad, biting his lip, says he doesn’t know Brooks Koepka: “We’re not buddies. Never be buddies.” https://t.co/fPXmRy0LXF
— luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) March 29, 2023
And back now to Koepka:
Brooks Koepka on the viral clip of him with the traffic cone yelling at Panthers goalie Aaron Ekblad:
"I did not bring the cone. He gave up a bad goal. It was a bad pass in the third. I'm a die-hard P's fan, and he gave up a bad goal."
— Matt Vincenzi (@MattVincenziPGA) March 29, 2023
I’m sure this is the end of it, but what a wild exchange:
"Aaron Ekblad is not happy about it. It really bothered him."@FriedgeHNIC gives some insight into the bizarre feud between Aaron Ekblad & LIV golfer Brooks Koepka with @Mattymar89. #TimeToHunt
— Sportsnet 590 The FAN (@FAN590) March 29, 2023
