A Texas high school basketball coach thought he knew one of his players very well. Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case after he ended up getting assaulted by the teen basketball player and his brother.
Willis High School coach Jeremy Clark shared how he was shocked that this particular player would end up giving him a beating, NBC News reported.
The incident happened last December 5. It all started after the 17-year-old was taken out and benched when Willis played Conroe High School.
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Clark benched the teen for arguing with an opponent and the referee. The 37-year-old wanted the player to cool down and instructed his assistant coaches and players not to talk to him.
Willis went on to win over Conroe. However, Clark ended up getting confronted by the mother and brother of the boy and were livid at his decision to bench the teenage player.
"If I didn't keep my cool, something could have happened at the opposing team's school," the third-year coach said.
Clark gets beat down
When the team returned to their campus and got dressed, Clark was approached by the player and his brother.
"I told him something was going to have to happen. It's respect for the team. If I let one kid get away with this, then everybody else will think they can get away with this kind of behavior," Clark stated.
It was when the coach told the player that he would be suspended when things got out of hand according to a release by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Clark ended up with a black eye and scratches to his face, neck, shoulder and elbow. Despite the injuries he sustained, Clark will continue to coach the team which is so far 5-10 this season.
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