Overview
- Video from Duke’s Oct. 17 game at Wallace Wade Stadium shows defensive back Kimari Robinson forcefully swatting at a female athletic trainer who moved to help injured teammate DaShawn Stone.
- The clip circulated widely on social media and drew sharp criticism from fans and public figures, including Robert Griffin III, with many calling for suspension or removal.
- Robinson issued a public apology on X and said he apologized in person to the trainer, and multiple reports confirm Stone walked off the field under his own power after a stretcher was brought out as a precaution.
- As of the latest reporting on Oct. 19, Duke Athletics has not announced any formal disciplinary action and the program has not publicly detailed any internal review.
- Athletic trainers serve as credentialed first responders with authority to clear space and assess injuries, and the episode highlights growing public sensitivity to sideline interference and how teams handle conduct around medical staff.