There is a police investigation over what is seen on video in this story. One 13-year-old basketball player stomping on an opposing player's head.
"He was down on the floor and this kid just came and just stomped on him and on his head."
Eva and Roderick Guingab's son was playing on the
Tumakbo United team, which is a Filipino-American youth team based in the Bay Area, with players from all across the U.S.
The game took place Sunday at the College of Alameda versus
Payton's Place, another Bay Area team. There was a scuffle to get possession of the ball, then another player reacts.
"You could clearly see the size of his shoe on his face. My son suffered a concussion for the first time he played basketball," said Eva Guingab.
The Guingabs says their son is now in concussion protocol and still dealing with headaches. The family of the other boy who did the stomping, says that he was standing up for his teammate who he believed had just been kicked and punched in this melee.
Family members tell me the player for Payton's Place is now being cyberbullied by adults online.
They also say he immediately left the gym after this because he was told to leave by an organizer.
The Payton's Place team says the boy is "seeking help to control his emotions and he is not playing with the program at this time." They also say
they are saddened by what happened adding, "The behavior that was exhibited by our player is not acceptable, and is being taken seriously."
Police say this is an ongoing investigation after the Guingabs filed a report.
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