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[QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2921009, member: 250"]
A couple of days ago an ugly incident in men's Div 3 basketball started to get play.  Duly noted and ignored, but it persisted, so I got curious enough to look at the video.  It's very bad and does not line up with the ejected player's "I lost control" BS.

The transgressor missed a 3 point shot with no contact from the defender, but complained to the ref.  Watch you will see it and then some.

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An important little piece of evidence or two:  the player traveled the length of the floor to assault his defender AND he checked where the baseline ref was looking before he decked his opponent.  Intentional battery hands down.

It was a calculated assault.  And it bothered me that he was going to suffer just an ejection, so I dug a little further.  He has been indefinitely suspended from his team and barred from the campus.  The local police are investigating charges.  His name has been dropped from the team roster.  A conference accolade recently won has been retracted.  I'd say that is all warranted and it's refreshing to see.

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