Video: Black East Central player racially harassed during Marble Falls basketball game
Saturday. She included a 20-second video of the incident. “Can’t even play basketball without ignorance and racism in the stands. This really broke my heart, my coaches and teammates.”the first to report the incident, the Marble Falls student section harassed Prudhomme and the Hornets with monkey noises multiple times throughout the first half of the game.
“That effort finally curtailed the noise, but the damage was done,” wrote KSAT’s Andrew Cely. “The Hornets were outscored 17-9 in the second quarter and lost a physical game against the Lady Mustangs 58-50 in part because of a significant foul disparity.”that “due to unforeseen circumstances,” the Lady Mustangs forewent Saturday’s Hill Country Classic tournament game against San Marcos. However, it’s unclear whether the team’s withdrawal was related to the incident on Friday.
This is sad, heartbreaking and uncalled for. Can’t even play basketball without ignorance and racism in the stands. This really broke my heart, my coaches and teammates… please share this out and help us punish those involved.
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