A Basketball Coach Was Fired . . . for Impersonating a 13-Year-Old Player in a Game
This sounds like the plot of an ’80s movie, which wouldn’t ACTUALLY happen in real life. But it DID. Two weeks ago, the assistant coach of a girls JV basketball…
This sounds like the plot of an '80s movie, which wouldn't ACTUALLY happen in real life. But it DID.
Two weeks ago, the assistant coach of a girls JV basketball team in Virginia entered the game herself . . . as a player. Her name is Arlisha Boykins, and she's 22.
She was IMPERSONATING a 13-year-old who was out of town and wasn't able to play.
There's video online of Arlisha playing in the game, and she was NOT worried about staying under the radar . . . she was BALLIN'.
After word got out, Arlisha was canned by the school. Several other coaches, including the head coaches of the JV and Varsity teams, were also let go. The girls on the team decided to opt out of the rest of the season.
The dad of the 13-year-old who was being impersonated was not amused . . . saying "Coaches always preach about integrity . . . so I was shocked."
(There's a news report at WAVY.com with footage of Arlisha in the game.)
