A fight broke out between two of the nation’s top female teen basketball players at on Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene on Sunday night during the first quarter of a Nike-sponsored Rose Classic semifinal game, says the New York Post.
Zaire O’Neal, of the Lady Falcons, and Teanna Muldrow, of the Sparks—both northern New Jersey teams—got into a disagreement during the match before the fight turned physical and other players joined in the melee, according to the report.
“Everybody just got in a pack throwing blows, and then everybody just locked in and hit the floor,” Rick Jones, a parent who witnessed the incident told the Post.
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Rose Classic president Anton Marchand—brother of rapper Foxy Brown—tried to downplay the fight as simply a “dust-up” and confirmed that both teams forfeited the game as a result.
“The kids have to learn this is a game,” Sparks coach Keith Gilchrist said.
