Get these refs out of here man. A player cannot ride somebody’s hip, then get the benefit of an offensive foul call when a player goes up in their natural shooting motion. You’re not in legal guarding position. They have this exact same play on video as a block on their website.
The gag order lifted. And the mask came off with it.
After sentencing, Austin Metcalf’s father Jeff Metcalf went live on TikTok and was caught on a racist rant about Karmelo Anthony, including calling him a “watermelon felon,” saying Black people get “all the free sh*t we give you,” claiming “400 years ago someone sold you to us,” and attacking Black fathers for not being involved in their children’s lives.
This is the same man who stood in that courtroom and said “this was never about race.”
The prosecution struck every qualified Black juror from the panel. A gag order silenced public response for nearly a year. And the moment the muzzle came off, this is who he showed us he was.
Karmelo Anthony did not get a fair trial. And now the victim’s own father has confirmed in his own words what this community has known from the beginning.
🎥: @SamsonCrouppen
Advocates who have seen the video say #KarmeloAnthony was surrounded when he tried to back out the tent he was grabbed by his hoodie and pulled back in. Even after #AustinMetcalf was stabbed, 3 boys tried to chase Karmelo. This was self defense!
#BelieveKarmelo