This is surely something you don't see everyday.
During an AAU basketball game down in Atlanta between the R.A.W. Athletics and the Houston Raptors, a massive brawl between the Athletics and referees broke out early on Sunday morning.
The first clip starts with a group of players standing over one of the refs before the other two jump in to defend their fellow official. After a few pushes, it seems like things are just about to settle down, but not before one of the refs goes at a spectator. That's where all the mayhem begins.
(Warning the following video is NSFW. R.A.W. is wearing the white jerseys in the clips below).
Nobody is quite sure on why the fight was started, but R.A.W. was trailing in the game as the tempers started to flare.
There are always two sides to every story, but here's Howard Martin's side of the story. Martin is one of the coaches with the Athletics.
Yikes.
At the end of the day, it looks bad on everyone involved, no matter whose fault it really was. The coaches present on the court should've had better control over the situation, regardless of the intent. If what Martin alleged is, in fact true, then expect a lengthy suspension for the ref and his father. You can expect some disciplinary action coming to the players, coaches and the R.A.W. program as well.
(h/t Yahoo Sports via Doug Jones)
