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A mbadive brawl broke out between boys' basketball teams during the summer. a weekend tournament near Atlanta [Photo:BrianSpurlockBrianSpurlock-USAAUTHOUR(HUISports)

Another week, another mbadive basketball brawl.

A week after a women's team from AAU of Atlanta (19459040) and a Texas team in a fight of 40, a Chicago B- The team participated in a fight in the field with officials Sunday at the Association Tournament Finals in Emerson, Georgia, near Atlanta. ESPN has identified Chicago R.A.W. Athletics and the Houston Raptors as the teams involved.

The incident began when one of the officials took off his shirt as if to prepare a fight. He was retained by a colleague, but this official then enmeshed with someone who appeared to be a member of the R.A.W. The athletic coaching staff

This flash point kicked off the big fight between three R.A.W. not yet identified. Track and field players and the original official, shirtless.

Clip that I received … the team actually jumps the referees! I can not do that … see for yourself! @aau_bingo pic.twitter.com/UH9oSsiUFQ

– Doug Jones (@ djones8301) July 8, 2018

Here is another clip that I have received! Unbelievable!!!! @aau_bingo pic.twitter.com/tNxcaBsYNE

– Doug Jones (@ djones8301) July 8, 2018

A report from World Star Hip Hop claimed that the fight began when three RAW Athletics players attacked an official even after he fell to the ground, but R.A.W. Athletics coach Howard Martin replied by saying that the official was attacking his players first

Here's what Martin told ESPN:

"At the end of the match, a of my players complained of a call ". "He made a comment to the referee." The referee did not like that. "Then the other team circled the ball, lifted it, lightened it. Referee told my player, "Say it again." Then he picked it up and ejected it from the game.

"And he was walking behind him, after that." referee pushed my player, they straightened right next to my bench and when they straightened up, another of my players jumped off the bench and took (the referee), we separated them. " 19659009] Martin told ESPN that one of the officials who crushed another court was trying to join the fight. "And everything went to hell," he said.

Houston coach, Bobby Benjamin, told ESPN that RAW Josh Miley, organizer of the Association's tournament finals, said the event officials were still investigating the video of the incident and that if all the support structures were in place during the fight, it turned out to be too difficult to stop. the official involved in the incident continued to work at the event.

unhappy, "Miley told ESPN." It's sad. It's disgusting. It's hard to digest. No adult, no child should be a witness. "

Late Sunday night, the Amateur Sports Union (AUA) issued a statement, noting that the game in question was not sanctioned by the AUA.

There is still no word on whether players or officials will face charges related to the incident.

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