E.J. Liddell entered the State Farm Center with a target the size of Illinois on his back, and he knew it. That much comes with the territory when one of the most accomplished prep players in state history returns as a member of an intra-conference foe. So it wasn’t the fact that the chants of “E.J. sucks!” from the Illinois fans were clearly audible on the FS1 broadcast that bothered Liddell, or Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann. It was the other stuff, the expletives that both player and coach said they heard throughout what would be a thrilling, 85-82 Buckeyes win on Thursday night, that were still on Liddell’s mind the following day. During his postgame press conference, Holtmann addressed the situation. Friday, in a rare thread posted to Twitter, Liddell told fans to “know their place” when it comes to what is acceptable to say to an athlete and…
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