Asian American Teen Punched, Called Racial Slur During Tournament Basketball Game In Oakland

By Maria Medina, CBS San Francisco:

SAN JOSE (KPIX) — A San Jose teenager was punched in the head and allegedly called racial slurs during an Amateur Athletic Union tournament basketball game on Saturday in Oakland and it was all caught on video.

What makes the situation even worse, the attacked player’s parents said, is that the players behind the physical altercation were only reprimanded after frustrated parents demanded something be done.

The physical confrontation, which was caught on camera and obtained by KPIX, shows Lennie and Eduardo’s son, Evan (last names were not given for fear of retaliation) at an AAU tournament game at the Soldiertown gym in Oakland.

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