"Old man strength", "World's largest toddler": Fans troll 7ft Hunter Dickinson after oddly aggressive incident during Kansas vs TCU

Hunter Dickinson was involved in an oddly aggressive incident during the second half of the Jayhawks' 74-61 win over the TCU Horned Frogs at Schollmaier Arena on Wednesday night.

Dickinson battled for the offensive rebound with TCU's Trazarien White after Kansas guard Rylan Griffen missed a 3-point attempt. The referees blew the whistle with 12:55 left in the second half, ruling that both Dickinson and White possessed the ball.

The players continued battling for the basketball despite hearing the officials' whistles. TCU's Vasean Allette and Malick Diallo joined White in trying to wrestle the ball away from Dickinson, with the action moving outside the playing court.

The incident lasted for around 26 seconds before the TCU Horned Frogs finally gave up and let Dickinson have the basketball. The referees reviewed the play once the Kansas center gave up the ball and issued technical fouls to White and Dickinson.

College hoops fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to react to the wild sequence in Fort Worth, Texas.

"He's such a loser man," one fan wrote.

"Old man strength," one fan noted.

"World's largest toddler," one fan claimed.

Here are some other reactions to the Hunter Dickinson incident.

"And then you have a ref show by handing out double techs. This could’ve been so funny and innocent," one fan wrote.

"He just wanted a souvenir to give his grandkid after the game," one fan replied.

"Bro why were they celebrating. They didn’t even get the ball from him," one fan wondered.

"Guy has been in college for seemingly a decade and has always been one of the most hated college basketball players I can remember," one fan posted.

"What a weirdo," one fan shared.

Hunter Dickinson leads Kansas past TCU in Big 12 clash

Hunter Dickinson and the No. 12 Kansas Jayhawks pulled away after that incident to claim their second straight win. Kansas held a slim 47-46 lead over TCU after the double technicals were issued. The Jayhawks outscored the Horned Frogs 27-15 the rest of the way to grab the victory and improve their record to 14-4.

Kansas Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson (#1) battles for possession of the ball against TCU Horned Frogs forward Trazarien White (13) during the second half at Schollmaier Arena. Photo: Imagn

Dickinson led the Jayhawks in scoring with 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting. He also grabbed nine rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes of action. Zeke Mayo and Shakeel Moore also contributed, scoring 13 and 11 points, respectively. Flory Bidunga added 10 points and 10 boards to record his first double-double of the season.