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Robert Horry was ejected from his son’s highschool basketball sport on Friday night time, receiving a police escort out of the bleachers at St. Francis High School in Los Angeles after repeatedly heckling a referee. According to a report by NBC Los Angeles, Horry’s son Christian is a participant at Harvard Westlake, who had been visiting St. Francis.
In video obtained by TMZ Sports, Horry was seen shouting “You suck!” at a referee after his son was assessed his fourth foul of the sport in the course of the third quarter. The referee in query then pointed at Horry and subsequently threw him out, setting him off on an extra outburst.
“Hey ref, you speaking about me!? You suck!” Horry shouted. “Oh, you are mad at me as a result of I stated you suck!?”
Horry would proceed to yell and clap on the referee earlier than leaving, finally sharing a phrase with Harvard Westlake head coach David Rebibo on his approach out.
Known as “Big Shot Rob” and famend for his efficiency within the clutch, Horry received seven NBA championships throughout his 16-year enjoying profession with the Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs.
Horry has had previous points at his son’s basketball video games, as he threw punches at a person who had been heckling gamers at a youth basketball match in 2017.
