Video Shows Vicious Knockout By Black Georgia High School Athlete Arrested After Lashing Out on White Player Who ‘Kept Calling Him the N-word’ During Basketball Game

A Georgia high school basketball game erupted into a brawl between the opposing teams after a white athlete allegedly called a Black player the N-word in the middle of the game, leading to criminal charges after tempers flared out of control, reports show. Video of the Jan. 3 altercation has since gone viral on social media, showing the tense fight between Sonoraville High School and Rockmart High School in Calhoun, Georgia, about 70 miles north of Atlanta. The fight escalated when one of the Black players knocked out two white opponents with a pair of vicious haymakers, so severe that law enforcement got involved, according to TMZ. A video screenshot shows a Georgia basketball player pushing a player on an opposing team. (Photos: X/Unlimited Ls) The Black athlete who threw the punches is now facing two charges of simple battery, police said. It did not appear that the white students involved would face criminal charges despite allegations of racism. The video shows the fight erupted in the third quarter after one of the Rockmart players pushed a player from Sonoraville to the floor as the two were struggling for the ball. The Sonoraville athlete who was pushed down quickly got...