Youth basketball is seemingly becoming one of the most lawless activities in the nation. Referees getting tightened up on camera during games at various campuses and churches have become far too familiar.
These on-camera melees typically end with a referee being pummeled by teenagers, coaches, angry Dads, or random spectators who run out onto the basketball court.
Apparently, there’s an AAU referee in Oklahoma County who didn’t get the memo because when a fan ran out onto the basketball court during a game in the city of Edmond, the official cold-cocked him right in the face and laid him flat on his stomach.
According to reports, the chaotic fiasco began when one of the team’s coaches stepped out to confront a referee in a fiery display that required multiple people to hold him back.
This prompted a random fan to charge the court, which resulted in a second referee emerging from the melee, charging at the man full-speed and decking him right in the face with a vicious roundhouse punch.
It is being reported that the infamous knockout punch was prompted by two separate physical attacks on referees during the aforementioned youth basketball game.
The incident took place on Saturday at the OKC Center. A live video clip of the violent blindsided strike has already generated well over 4 million views online. The coach attempts to attack the referee, which is when another referee and spectators try to intervene and stop the fight last week.
A mass brawl ensues and two people manage to corner the referee away from the crowd. This is when a partner of the referee sucker punches a man — a father — who is immediately knocked out.
The incident reportedly occurred during an AAU game on Saturday, with one attendee telling OutKick that the brawl was started by the coach.
‘I was there on the other court,’ the attendee said. ‘This was all over a tech the coach received then he came on the floor and headbutted the ref instead of leaving the floor.
‘The score was 28-26,’ the attendee said of the coach’s team. ‘They were winning, now the whole organization loses.’
#MMA trained referee eliminates a parent at a youth #Basketball game pic.twitter.com/ToNFi56D8P
— Fight Haven (@FightHaven) July 29, 2022
We’ve acquired more video from the fight at The Score on Saturday night. It looks like a coach was the instigator, and a ref took a swing. The guy who was leveled by another ref was possibly trying to keep the peace. https://t.co/yZSwYjX17K pic.twitter.com/LifXQooY8C
— The Lost Ogle (@TheLostOgle) July 18, 2022