Basketball players ‘were victims of racism’
THREE Glasgow Rocks players have been victims of racist attacks.
The professional basketball club are “deeply saddened” following the racism.
Due to being a police incident, the club held off speaking about it, but now want to draw attention to what the trio went through.
The club revealed that the players were called “monkeys”, and even had their cars damaged.
In a statement posted to the Glasgow Rocks website, bosses wrote: “Glasgow and Scotland are wonderful places to live and grow.
“It is, however, a place that is not immune from racism.
“We are deeply saddened to report that the organisation and our players have encountered this first-hand this year, with David Mpondo, Julius Van Sauers and Marc Kwedi being the victims of racist abuse within weeks of joining the club at the start of the season.
“They were threatened, referred to as ‘Monkeys’, made to feel watched and unwelcome and were harassed by calls to the police claiming that they had prostitutes in their property.
“The incidents eventually spiralled into their car being attacked and their tyres being slashed along with the windscreen being smashed by a hammer.
“As it is was a police incident the club have held off speaking about this. Unfortunately, we do not have any hard evidence of who attacked the car therefore there is little that can be done in terms of prosecution.
“However, we feel like the least we can do is draw attention to the incidents that have occurred.
“Racism is not something that is a distant problem.
It is in Glasgow, it is in Scotland and it is and can be everywhere.
“We are happy to report that the players have since been moved to another property.”