The 14-year-old daughter of former Chicago Bulls star Corey Benjamin who was filmed sucker-punching an opposing player during a youth basketball game apparently has a history of on-court violence.
Another amateur video has emerged showing the girl throwing punches and attacking players during a different tournament game in Carson, California back in September.
The incident prompted the organizers of the tournament, a company that goes by the name ‘Swoosh,’ to ban the girl and her team from competition.
‘When I realized that it was associated to the first fight, that I actually witnessed in person, it was devastating just because it’s as if this girl is kind of just out of control,’ Swoosh director Tisha Mcafee told KTLA-TV.
Corey Benjamin played three seasons with the Bulls, but finished his career overseas
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Benjamin’s daughter has also been banned from Avac United, the organizing group that hosts youth basketball games for kids between the ages of 13 and 16.
Benjamin's daughter has not been identified by name because she is a minor.
The ban was put in place after Benjamin’s daughter sucker-punched 15-year-old Lauryn Ham, who was on the opposing team.
Ham fell to the ground and accidentally tripped Benjamin’s daughter after shooting a jump shot last week during a game in Garden Grove, California.
'As a father, I'm shocked and disappointed at my daughter's behavior as this is not a reflection of the values and standards that my family holds,' Benjamin said in a statement released to The Associated Press.
'Nor does it exemplify the values, character and spirit of sportsmanship that the game of basketball requires.'
Kevin Hahn, an attorney representing the Ham family, said last week that the 14-year-old was previously caught swinging at two opponents during a tournament game in September.
'My understanding is that organization that held the tournament banned her and suspended her from any other tournaments in their organization,' Hahn said, as quoted by NBCLA.
Hahn said it's possible that organizers for last weekend's tournament were unaware of the 14-year-old's suspension. He also said that the Ham family is seeking charges against both the daughter and the mother.
Benjamin last week identified his daughter as the 14-year-old basketball player who was filmed sucker-punching Lauryn Ham. He apologized on her behalf for the attack.
'This is not how I raised my daughter,' said Benjamin, who played three seasons with the Bulls and had a brief stint with the Atlanta Hawks in 2003 before finishing his career overseas.
In the video that quickly went viral last Sunday, Benjamin's teenage daughter is seen sucker punching her opponent after faking a foul during a tournament game in Southern California.
Lauryn Ham, the victim who has been identified publicly by her own family, was blindsided by the punch and, according to her mother, suffered a concussion. The family has filed a police report and is accusing the 14-year-old of assault.
Lauryn Ham, the victim who has been identified publicly by her own family, was blindsided by the punch and,
