Terrence Shannon Jr. shared his thoughts on Illinois accidentally hanging his jersey retirement banner upside down.

Illinois accidentally hung Terrence Shannon Jr.'s sign upside down during his jersey retirement ceremony The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Someone accidentally put up the sign of Terrence Shannon Jr.’s Illinois jersey the wrong way.

Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman offered up a heartfelt apology Saturday night after the jersey retirement ceremony of Terrence Shannon Jr. went sideways -- er, upside down, rather -- when the unveiling of his jersey to be hung in the rafters unfurled facing the wrong direction.

Former Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. made light of his recent jersey retirement mishap with a great gesture.

Shannon addressed the matter on social media by displaying a T-shirt making light of the incident. Proceeds would benefit the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, which is based in Champaign.

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Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman apologized after a mishap during Terrence Shannon Jr.'s jersey retirement ceremony on Saturday.

Terrence Shannon Jr. had his jersey retired by the Illinois men's basketball program Saturday night. What was already going to be a memorable moment turned into an infamous one due to an embarrassing gaffe.

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