A University of New Mexico basketball player was allegedly attacked by a teammate following an argument on a plane ride to a Thanksgiving tournament, KOB reported on Monday, Dec. 2. On Tuesday, Dec. 3,

Shane Douma-Sanchez, a second-year walk-on guard with the UNM Lobos men’s basketball team, says an argument with teammates during a trip to California escalated into him being punched.

Did University of New Mexico basketball coaches prioritize winning over the safety of their players? It’s a question at the center of a developing story involving allegations of violence on the team’s airplane to California.

Two members of the New Mexico men's basketball were reportedly involved in a argument over a seat on a plane last month resulting in one player being punched, according to reports.

Two New Mexico basketball players battled in a mid-air fight over a seat on a plane. While on a plane en route to Palm Springs, Calif. for the Acrisure Classic last month, two unnamed Lobos men’s basketball players were involved in an incident that resulted in a scholarship player punching a walk-on player in the shoulder and needing medical treatment,