Hofstra's sideline slip sends would-be helpers sliding too

ESPN's college basketball clip captures a chain reaction near the bench during a close game against Princeton.

Channel: ESPN Story of November 7, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 93,832 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (9,128).

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Hofstra is protecting a narrow lead over Princeton when a player loses his footing near the sideline. Play stops, a teammate comes over to help, and the same wet patch sends him sliding into the player already on the floor.

Then someone else arriving to assist slips into the group. The commentators can barely get beyond repeated cries of "Oh!" as players and staff gather around with towels nearby. What starts as a basketball possession becomes a problem of getting everyone safely back on their feet.

ESPN's Short has drawn more than 90,000 views in less than a day, running at roughly ten times the channel's usual opening pace for Shorts. In the comments, viewers are asking about the slippery area and whether the collision should count as a kicked-ball violation.

It is a different sort of basketball moment from ESPN's other fast-starting uploads: Stephen Curry and the Warriors are also drawing attention through NBA Today analysis and Stephen A. Smith's argument that their championship window remains open. Here, the action stops at the sideline, where even helping a teammate proves difficult.

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The numbers

The sideline clip is running well above ESPN's usual opening pace for Shorts, although the channel's overall daily views are slightly below normal.

the video's first day

usual first day here

9,128

this video

93,832

subscribers

14,600,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

20,926,854,133

views per day

4,147,855

typical day: 4,460,315

the video

views

91,513

likes

875

comments

44

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

ESPN

14,600,000

NBC Sports

5,420,000

Bleacher Report

5,080,000

MaxPreps

3,500,000

Whistle

3,220,000

The Pat McAfee Show

3,000,000

As of November 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.