St. Johns RJ Luis scrubs Instagram after disgusting trolling over March Madness debacle

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The Instagram page of St.John’s star RJ Luis Jr.

has been scrubbed following the team’s second-round ouster to Arkansas in the NCAA tournament as online trolls have seemingly targeted the 6-foot-7 guard over Saturday’s poor showing.Luis, the reigning Big East Player of the Year, authored a dreadful performance in the Round of 32, going 3-for-17 from the field and 0-for-3 in three-point attempts before head coach Rick Pitino benched him in the final minutes of the 75-66 loss.The college junior’s Instagram page isn’t available as of Monday afternoon, with the platform indicating “the link may be broken or the profile may have been removed.”Fans of Luis have since condemned those “attacking a young man over a bet,” including WFAN’s Brandon Tierney.“To hear RJ Luis’ social media was flooded w/such hate/negativity is a sad state of where we are/who we’ve become.Attacking a young man over a bet? Wow,” Tierney wrote Monday morning on X.“He is an absolute gem of a human.

Everything you would want in a son + caring/engaged family.Some people are truly evil.”Rumble In The Garden, a St.

John’s fan account, also posted a screenshot of Luis’ since-deactivated Instagram page and called out the “disgusting” behavior exhibited by trolls.“RJ Luis Jr.deleted his Instagram because of overwhelming harassment from degenerate gamblers and miserable freaks who didn’t watch a single second of college basketball up until this week.

This s–t is disgusting,” the account posted early Monday.The Instagram deactivation comes on the heels of the NCAA’s “Draw the Line” initiative, which has implored bettors not to harass athletes in the event of a loss.Luis’ X page is still live as of Monday.He received a slew of encouraging messages from users in response to recent posts on his timeline, includin...