The father of the girl who was caught on video sucker-punching a teenage opponent during a basketball game, sending her out of the game with a concussion, turned out to be a former NBA player who issued a stunning apology that offered kindness to the girl and showed disappointment in his own daughter’s behavior.<\/p>\n
It turned out that the daughter was a repeat offender, being seen in multiple videos hitting others, and should not have been playing in the tournament in the first place. She’s now been banned from several upcoming basketball tournaments.<\/p>\n
The father, as it turns out, is Corey Benjamin, who played on the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks in late 90’s\/early 2000’s. He issued a heartfelt apology shaming his own daughter’s inappropriate behavior and wishing the best<\/a> for the girl who was assaulted who didn’t deserve it.<\/p>\n