Flight carrying No 11 Auburn basketball team grounded after fight between players

Auburn fight forces flight to turn back after takeoff
No 11 Tigers slated to face No 4 Houston on Saturday

A flight carrying the No 11 Auburn basketball team was grounded shortly after takeoff on Friday after two players got into a fight onboard, according to multiple reports.

“We had two players that got into a physical altercation, clothes were ripped,” the pilot was heard saying to air traffic controllers in audio obtained by WBRC-TV.

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