Ref gets body-slammed in wild youth basketball brawl

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Full disclosure, I used to referee Ice Hockey until the seemingly empty threats became too much.  Watching this video makes me sick, hopefully the player (number 22 from Baylor) is kept from ever playing again, as well as being prosecuted, and hopefully the person who started it is prosecuted for assault.  Time to let the idiot parents referee and see what it is like.

 

Ref gets body-slammed in wild youth basketball brawl

A referee was body-slammed following a disagreement with a spectator at a girls basketball game this week in Indiana — and police are investigating the violent incident.

Late in the first quarter of a matchup between Indiana Elite and Baylor Basketball (not associated with Baylor University), a Baylor coach disputed a call with a referee during a stoppage in play, the Indianapolis Star reported.

As the Baylor coach and players began to leave the court, a male spectator approached the official and began to record the encounter on his phone. The spectator began berating the referee, which prompted the referee to slap him before the two went at each other.
 

 

https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/ref-gets-body-slammed-in-wild-youth-basketball-brawl/#:~:text=The spectator began berating the referee%2C which prompted,spectator started to attack the referee as well.

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Sheesh... speechless...