sentences:  At one point during the game, Eric Sr. stood up, turned around facing away from the court, and "flipped off" the Illinois fans, which caused fans to focus their ire on Gordon Sr. rather than just his son.Some witnesses reported that his parents were hit with ice, empty plastic water bottles, and orange and blue beads near the game's end.Illinois's athletic director, Ron Guenther, apologized for the incident, calling fan behavior "disappointing and intolerable."