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Dad Charged With Assault After Attacking Middle School Basketball Ref During A Game

by Larry Leo

January 9, 202221 Comments

Dad Charged With Assault After Attacking Middle School Basketball Ref During A Game

Check out this dad who was charged with assault after knocking down a ref following a scuffle his son had on the court...

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Per Seattle Times...

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A Kenmore man is accused of storming the court during his son’s basketball game at Kenmore Middle School two weeks ago and slamming into a referee from behind, breaking the man’s nose and cheekbone on the hardwood, according to King County prosecutors.

Mark McLaughlin, 31, turned himself in to King County sheriff’s deputies on Dec. 17, the day after the game, and was released from jail on Dec. 22 after posting $20,000 bail, court records show. He was charged Dec. 21 with second-degree assault.

Even more interesting info on the dad...

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McLaughlin is a former standout player at Central Washington University, averaging 22.4 points per game in the 2012-13 season, according to the school’s men’s basketball roster. He landed at CWU in Ellensburg after attending nine schools in six years, including Seattle University and the University of Washington.

McLaughlin’s tenure with the Huskies only lasted four months in 2012 before the school announced he was “pursuing other opportunities.”

While then-UW coach Lorenzo Romar declined discussing the circumstances surrounding McLaughlin’s abrupt departure, multiple sources told The Seattle Times in 2013 he left the team after an on-court altercation with a UW player during a summer pickup game. The heated exchange resulted in punches being thrown.

(Barstool Sports)

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coopsdad•50 months

Looked like his little prick of a son is the one who started it too. And then got his butt knocked down so big bad daddy had to step in.

YMCA•50 months

My son was being a little shite so let me run out there and knock the old man down that’s just standing there with his back to me as he tries to calm things down.

ForLSU56•50 months

At least he was wearing a mask and wasn't spreading da china flu

StupidBinder•50 months

Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree it seems.

LatinTiger30•50 months

Son is a POS like his pop’s.

CanebreakCajun•50 months

Son shoves in kid in back, ref jumps between them and shover gets knocked back, dad acts like his kid was being gangbanged. What a douche.

TexanTiger68•50 months

Dad and son should be taken out back and summarily have their asses kicked in public display.

JackieTreehorn•50 months

I would bash that bastard in the head with a shovel.

Mud_Bone•50 months

Guess they don't have SONICS up there...

DeafVallyBatnR•50 months

What is wrong with people. I would grab my son who started that before blaming anyone one else. My child would have more problems from me than me with anyone else.

ZZTIGERS•50 months

He was upset with BearTiger’s 8th grade rankings, and took it on the ref. Understandable.

Palm Beach Tiger•50 months

The kid’s getting chippy I get. The dad running out there and completely drilling and old man who had nothing to do with what was going on, needs an arse whooping.

TFH•50 months

I’d like to solve the puzzle, Pat

SomeLSUguy•50 months

You win

CDawson•50 months

But he did it with his mask on so no harm.

Wolfhound45•50 months

Just plain trash.

jfootball14•50 months

Is it possible the ref inappropriately touched his son?

Bmath•50 months

The other ref definitely went in hard to breakup the fight and knocked the guy’s son to the floor. Inexcusable to completely blind side the other ref.

Lou Pai•50 months

Maybe next time this official will learn to swallow and his whistle let the boys play. The game is not supposed to be about him, and hopefully he learned that very important lesson here.

ImBatman•50 months

And you're just as stupid as the big bully hitting a 72 year old man from behind when his back is turned.

CanebreakCajun•50 months

You’re an idiot who has never been in a fight and if you were you probably lost.

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