MANHATTAN — A Kansas State student who intentionally elbowed Kansas basketball player Jamari Traylor after Monday’s Sunflower Showdown at Bramlage Coliseum has been given a court date, according to media reports. The K-State Police Department said Nathan Power was issued the notice to appear for disorderly conduct.
Police said Power voluntarily met with university police Tuesday.
“Power was cooperative through the process, and the K-State Police Department considers this matter closed,” police said in a news release.
Power submitted a letter of apology to the K-State student newspaper.
K-State friends,
“I was the individual identified as the fan who bumped Jamari Traylor during the court storm following K-State’s victory over KU. I want to take this moment to share a sincere apology in breaking from the Wildcat way and stepping outside what is acceptable in the spirit of the game.
“Following the basketball game, I simply let my emotions get the best of me in all of the chaos. In my excitement, I was not careful of the people I was around. I am sorry that I made the KU basketball team — Jamari Traylor in particular — feel disrespected. By no means can I change what took place, but in the future I will be aware of how emotions can impact good judgment. “
Nathan Power