A former NBA All-Star was forced to restrain his own daughter after she got into a fight during a high school basketball game in Washington state.
In a rivalry matchup between two Seattle high schools – the West Seattle Wildcats and the Garfield Bulldogs – Garfield came out on top with an 11-point win Wednesday night.
But at the game’s final buzzer, proceedings turned violent when West Seattle players attempted to steal the ball from a Garfield guard as the latter player attempted to dribble out the clock.
The Garfield player wasn’t thrilled with the move and threw the ball at her rival, leading to punches from both sides.
Benches were cleared and haymakers were thrown before coaches, parents, officials and other staff members tried to get things in order.
One of the parents running onto the court was former top-10 NBA player and Seattle basketball legend Brandon Roy, the head coach of the Garfield boys basketball team.
A high school girls basketball game turned into a brawl earlier this week
One of the parents who attended this game and had to restrain her daughter was Brandon Roy
Roy is a former All-NBA team selection and three-time All-Star whose career was cut short
Roy’s daughter, Mariah (No. 3 in the video above) was restrained by her father as he prevented her from further participating in the altercation.
Neither team has received any punishment from Washington high school athletics organizers and neither school has indicated that any punishment was meted out by them.
Roy coaches his alma mater at the high school, where he became one of the best players in the state in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was among the top 40 in the country in 2002 when he decided to stay home and play for the University of Washington.
After a strong college career, Roy was selected sixth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft. The pick belonged to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Randy Foye.
Roy played only seven seasons in the NBA due to injuries that hampered a phenomenal professional career. He spent most of that time in Portland before playing a final season in Minnesota.
During his short career, he won NBA Rookie of the Year in 2007 and was named an All-Star three times, was an All-NBA Second Team selection in 2009 and an All-NBA Third Team pick in 2010.
After his playing career ended, Roy became a high school basketball coach at Nathan Hale High School – where he coached future NBA star Michael Porter Jr. and his brother Jontay Porter – winning the 2017 Naismith National High School Coach of the Year award.