New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Duke cornerback Kimari Robinson has apologized for swatting away an athletic trainer's arm while she tried to reach an injured teammate, saying his fear for the player did not excuse how he treated a member of the medical staff.

"I was completely wrong, and she did not deserve that," Robinson wrote in a public statement Sunday night, according to ESPN's account of the incident. He said he had already apologized to the trainer personally after Saturday's game and checked whether she was all right.

The incident occurred during the Duke Blue Devils' 24-20 home loss to North Carolina at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham. Video circulated online showing Robinson near DaShawn Stone, who was lying on his back while members o...