— Gov. Pat McCrory, visiting North Carolina Central to watch a basketball game and observe the Eagles retiring the jersey of Sam Jones, was booed by fans.

According to Tweets posted during the game, McCrory may have referred to the home team as NC State in his remarks.

They are booing Pat McCrory at this Central right now. He just called NCCU NC State — Eboni Christmas (@EboniC25) March 6, 2015

@amyfeegarner it was quite hilarious! He never recovered, and as soon as the ceremony was over, he was oromptly escorted off the court! — Eboni Christmas (@EboniC25) March 6, 2015