Emoni Bates gets into wild fracas in state playoff game

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  • Ypsilanti Lincoln star Emoni Bates had his usual incredible display, but then nearly got into a fight during the state playoff game against Ann Arbor Pioneer on Monday, March 9, 2020, at Saline.
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ความคิดเห็น • 573

  • @dirtonknees2
    @dirtonknees2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Nobody talking about that sick in bound play off defenders back! That was slick

    • @rogerrabbit6278
      @rogerrabbit6278 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a midget who did it too! Funny looking midget at that

    • @ChargersCity
      @ChargersCity 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever

    • @ronberquist1558
      @ronberquist1558 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Its been around for 50 years

  • @christianpe7076
    @christianpe7076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    I mean lets be honest though, if you give a hard foul, you gotta expect a hard foul back.

    • @williammcalpine2718
      @williammcalpine2718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      The second wasn’t even that hard either compared to the first one

    • @Thorndog
      @Thorndog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      lol, through elbows, hard fouls, and he gets fouled hard and the whole lincoln team jumps pioneer player, Bates should have been ejected just like the pioneer kid.

    • @troyster28
      @troyster28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts

    • @amnick5994
      @amnick5994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts

    • @larryyoder4861
      @larryyoder4861 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bates was way overrated

  • @Zaghzackio
    @Zaghzackio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    Haha y’all see his dad man handling him out of the fight 😂

    • @TheSkala9
      @TheSkala9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Uhh you mean the dude in the black coat? He got him out of that mess asap

    • @Zaghzackio
      @Zaghzackio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      TwohandLagoon006 the guy in the blue shirt pushing him away is his dad. And after the game he went off on him for getting in that mess

    • @lunalu5373
      @lunalu5373 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zack Young how’d you know?

    • @nohoe4114
      @nohoe4114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      1:26

  • @calvinito_6174
    @calvinito_6174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1051

    Man you can tell the coaching staff got him out immediately lol, he’s literally that good!

    • @TafariiJ
      @TafariiJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @MAN UTD that’s cool bro 🤣

    • @gwang6772
      @gwang6772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Naw the guy from the stands gets him

    • @grahamkight9111
      @grahamkight9111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @MAN UTD bro what lol that’s the most random thing no one cares about how more people like soccer than basketball lol.

    • @TafariiJ
      @TafariiJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@halspires he already committed buddy 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @TheeWicced10
      @TheeWicced10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah they know he active.💀💀💀💀

  • @browny6540
    @browny6540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    1 week later, people didn't expect that gatherings like this could never happen again 😭

    • @cottrells.davisiii5687
      @cottrells.davisiii5687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Miss them days

    • @ReallyThurl
      @ReallyThurl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cottrells.davisiii5687 same

    • @justinharris8698
      @justinharris8698 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shit the same again now

    • @HBIsBlessed
      @HBIsBlessed 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Crazy to think we couldn't go to soical gatherings 3- 4 years ago

    • @jacobrichardson1952
      @jacobrichardson1952 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That quarantine was wild

  • @tbfit7808
    @tbfit7808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    He got mad at the little foul, but when he dragged the guy down earlier in the vid it was ok?

    • @lamadesurvivor5216
      @lamadesurvivor5216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Same thing I said to myself.

    • @karithema9ician657
      @karithema9ician657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That’s called a “bully” 🤦🏾‍♂️🤡 y’all don’t know about a REAL dawg 🤷🏾‍♂️ this ain’t that LeBron shit Naw This boy A KD wit a Kobe/MJ mentality 🐐 GET HIP

    • @tbfit7808
      @tbfit7808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Dakari Randall so crying for one play and then doing something similar is being a “dawg”... ok 👌 loll groupies now a days 😂

    • @karithema9ician657
      @karithema9ician657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tbfit Tbfit Come on na goofy 🤦🏾‍♂️ u a whole roll of tissue “💆‍♀️” SOFT u really on yt comments cryin like a bitch over basketball 😂😂😂😂 sugar boy

    • @tbfit7808
      @tbfit7808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hemanth Vangala Thank you very much for such an eloquent response. Unfortunately, it seems as if it’s falling on deaf ears, because I genuinely feel that he can not comprehend his error.

  • @kdgoat6925
    @kdgoat6925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    When I saw him foul the other guy hard then act tough I cringed bc I knew he’d react the same as the other kid when someone fouls him hard. Proved me right lol I hate these fake tough guys

    • @dareonallen9574
      @dareonallen9574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yup

    • @nassimmng5378
      @nassimmng5378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Facts

    • @marclau6974
      @marclau6974 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah. did you see the other other kid foul that other guy while the first guy shoved the other kid? Translation: Who is the 'other kid' and who is 'the other guy' in your comment?

  • @bobjo5448
    @bobjo5448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    1:08 Are we not gonna talk about how nasty this play was ??

    • @gregd806
      @gregd806 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      StreetBALLLLL!

  • @thomasbays8292
    @thomasbays8292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Love the lady smiling with the phone while they are scuffling. She is enjoying the hell out of it.

  • @vedder10
    @vedder10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Those refs are ridiculous. They should have gotten control of the situation a long time ago. That elbow was an easy tech.

    • @my0p1n10nst1nks
      @my0p1n10nst1nks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think they should have called the game when the fight happened.

    • @claytron3000
      @claytron3000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The play where Emoni grabbed him in the air with the foul should’ve been a flagrant.
      In high school, one flagrant is an ejection.

    • @scott1564
      @scott1564 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have some issues with the officiating (the chin-up after the dunk was an easy, but uncalled, technical). However, the players are responsible for their own actions and it appears they were going to act like thugs no matter how the game was officiated. This was a freakin' PLAYOFF game and they still got into it. You can blame the officials for some things but if the kids are determined to fight rather than play basketball, it doesn't much matter what the officials do. If they start throwing players out, fans (including you) are going to bitch about that. Incidentally, while it has been a while since I've seen a Federation rule book, it is hard to believe the blue uniforms with lack of contrasting numbers are legal. Maybe it is better live than on tape.

  • @jazielramirez7736
    @jazielramirez7736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    isn’t it crazy how this game was a few feels b4 we went in lockdown for the next 8 months

  • @whoisbubbz
    @whoisbubbz ปีที่แล้ว +7

    so we ain't gon talk about how fire this play was? 1:09

  • @Phred7447
    @Phred7447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I hope he chill out. That attitude will stunt his growth in the N.B.A.

    • @shaungarrett5291
      @shaungarrett5291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Literally I have seen two videos of him acting up. Looks like there are more.

    • @haromaster6086
      @haromaster6086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dude he’s not going to the NBA. He has so much work to do.

    • @luxurycarkey7207
      @luxurycarkey7207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Anger issues will throw it all away...

    • @DK-jv9it
      @DK-jv9it 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@haromaster6086 He is literally the consensus number 1 prospect for 2023😭😭 fuck you mean he's not going to the leauge

    • @-itzjairus621
      @-itzjairus621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@haromaster6086 nigga what ? bro he can go straight outta high school

  • @EdmontonOilersG35
    @EdmontonOilersG35 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Hmm idk about a wild fracas lol 😂

    • @vncnzo4584
      @vncnzo4584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what is a fracas

    • @Chris-se2dw
      @Chris-se2dw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Vncnzo I literally just said that

    • @scottcharney1091
      @scottcharney1091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vncnzo4584 Google is your friend.

    • @roejogan1341
      @roejogan1341 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn you sexy Ms Harris

  • @comcham1
    @comcham1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    His tough guy act of hammering somebody with a hard foul then getting in their face will last exactly 1 play in the NBA. He will get his jello azz rocked and that will be the end of the posturing.

  • @TR0N117
    @TR0N117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    With nate now proving that hoopers can’t fight, no one should be taking these scuffles seriously. It’s all comedy.

    • @aaotrey106
      @aaotrey106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the smallest hoopers in nba history who you basing that off of ?

    • @SleezyGLO
      @SleezyGLO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jus cuz he cant box doesn’t mean he cant fight

    • @georockmann7113
      @georockmann7113 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Cristian Godeanu bro a lot of them can fight. Would you wanna throw hands with serge ibaka?

  • @kashmarro5251
    @kashmarro5251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Protect the star

  • @coachdudesportstv
    @coachdudesportstv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I like him even more now

  • @captainchaos-havenofearhim290
    @captainchaos-havenofearhim290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "One Hard foul deserves another" - Almost Shaq´s words
    (One Lucky shot deserves another)

  • @jesusavila629
    @jesusavila629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Shoutout to the camera man who ran into the fight , protect him at all cost , you know everyone will be asking him questions how the fight went

  • @vinylguy4207
    @vinylguy4207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Dudes a hot head he’s not going anywhere

    • @js8430
      @js8430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. Terrible attitude and just seems like a shitty teammate too

    • @christopheradams4500
      @christopheradams4500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wanna bet money ?

    • @christopheradams4500
      @christopheradams4500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@js8430 crazy 😂

  • @billylopatto6269
    @billylopatto6269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Right before COVID hit.

  • @samthomas9234
    @samthomas9234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bates ain’t gonna go anywhere if he just fights everyone

  • @arturorobles4900
    @arturorobles4900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bates could be Inmate of the Month if he keeps this up.

  • @LODphantom
    @LODphantom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He way to emotional but he young

  • @ALBellGolf
    @ALBellGolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This kid seems like a wicked punk. He gets into a "fracas" in every game. At :10 his teammate goes flying into the crowd and he doesn't even give him a second thought. The hype has already gotten to him.

    • @lennyj2080
      @lennyj2080 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      true words ABEll. He sure seems to be a punk and entitled.

    • @passion4posh
      @passion4posh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Both you seem jealous over a high school kid !!! Nothing said about hockey and soccer players though.

  • @godlyronnie5516
    @godlyronnie5516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Number 14 always the first one helping Lmfaooo

  • @tybjay9697
    @tybjay9697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simon really wit it 🤣🤣

  • @iviionbeane4613
    @iviionbeane4613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Been watching him since he been in 6th grade he becoming a dawg even more each year

  • @DylanYT-di2xc
    @DylanYT-di2xc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The only problem with him is that he has an big attitude problem

    • @luxurycarkey7207
      @luxurycarkey7207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I've seen that so are teams..an potential endorsers this is not the time to act a fool

    • @jmoney973
      @jmoney973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Every kid that age had an attitude problem 😂

    • @steverenom.299
      @steverenom.299 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That loser is going nowhere.

  • @smoovnyc4206
    @smoovnyc4206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wanna see him and Mikey team up that would be crazy

  • @madsus2505
    @madsus2505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bro dude got anger management......he needs to work on that cuz he legit fouled a guy hard af and expect him not to get back

  • @adam1st1984
    @adam1st1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That kids plays dirty. When they give it back..its a problem

  • @Drastic_rapper14
    @Drastic_rapper14 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To think that 1 week later our live would look completely different 😢 nothing has been the same since march 13

  • @yousefdallal9699
    @yousefdallal9699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Someone needs to teach this kid humility

  • @coldcrush9
    @coldcrush9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And you eventually realize that nothing at all matters

  • @dontdenymyrighteousnesstru5608
    @dontdenymyrighteousnesstru5608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 1:18 listen closely there's a cat enjoying the game.

  • @onlythewise1
    @onlythewise1 ปีที่แล้ว

    news media loves the extra action ,ratings go up

  • @d.sylvain9876
    @d.sylvain9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    According to the laws of physics, when you apply a force, you'll get a reaction force. PS:the tall white is a little hooligan.

  • @kevinbailey7592
    @kevinbailey7592 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He's greatness already! I've been going to his games #734 #21 #batesyounggoat 🏀🐐

    • @zaeee4521
      @zaeee4521 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@salaciojimenez5478 He just dropped 30 on MIchigan no prison ball for him sorry lmaooo

    • @zaeee4521
      @zaeee4521 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@salaciojimenez5478 Damn bro hating on an 18 year old isn't getting you anywhere in life you better pray he doesn't make the NBA or this will not age well lmaoooo

  • @tangerinkagaines159
    @tangerinkagaines159 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's right Free throws dont lie. That youngster can Ball!!!!!

  • @freddiearifin
    @freddiearifin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I literally can hear a kitten meowing

  • @shaquilleoneal6608
    @shaquilleoneal6608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Came to texas and got clamped and beat by 40 tho lmao

  • @TheJAIRO0O
    @TheJAIRO0O 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    @1:16 somebody listen de MIAU MIAU from a cat?? ha ha ha xD

  • @carlosnavarro2487
    @carlosnavarro2487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Moni had that coming

  • @johnsanjuan9364
    @johnsanjuan9364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holding! Technical!

  • @donjohnson7194
    @donjohnson7194 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Unbelievable expel all of them

  • @Filmore1991
    @Filmore1991 ปีที่แล้ว

    They were real quick to pull out their phones for their viewers.

  • @phillipnevels1598
    @phillipnevels1598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Better clean up his act. He is going to have to deal with hard fouls all of his career if doesn't stop "showboating" all the time. Too good of a player to be that way.

    • @yaxbdot3630
      @yaxbdot3630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not just that but once he makes it to the league he’ll realize there are bout 600 other players just as good, many better , that have way more experience than him as well, ain’t nobody gonna deal with that baby ass attitude.

    • @qrcodeguy5669
      @qrcodeguy5669 ปีที่แล้ว

      This didn’t age well

  • @shogun0127
    @shogun0127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dime a dozen talent

  • @AcL5008
    @AcL5008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did y'all hear that cat meowing the whole time they started brawling?

    • @lichikos4765
      @lichikos4765 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes i was so confused lol

  • @daa_97
    @daa_97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn all these videos got these kids coming at him crazy

  • @myamoa9708
    @myamoa9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I felt sorry for the boy who got stepped on😂

  • @adrianguajard4108
    @adrianguajard4108 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    El número 21 de blanco juega muy bien espero que yege lejos tiene mucho talento

    • @HBIsBlessed
      @HBIsBlessed 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hes in nba

  • @hugomikaelsson4055
    @hugomikaelsson4055 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Basketball: the only sport where scoring means nothing.

  • @drakeaamold7577
    @drakeaamold7577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God is good

  • @ChiefCedricJohnson
    @ChiefCedricJohnson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Matthew 10:33
    But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

  • @herbertellis6912
    @herbertellis6912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His teammates always got his back

  • @brionashley8065
    @brionashley8065 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big country always in for the back up 😂👌🏽

  • @Moonroofmusik
    @Moonroofmusik 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Legend one day

  • @miriam1923
    @miriam1923 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    did anyone see that one blonde lady with the yellow shirt and blue sweater smiling that just proves what kind of person she is

  • @calebballentine8244
    @calebballentine8244 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fight is bad. Also me: 👁👄👁, I want more of these

  • @williamstraughan2949
    @williamstraughan2949 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    if i was the coach in the blue i would be checking the age of some of those kids in white

  • @dwnnetwork449
    @dwnnetwork449 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Should be an automatic benching for a minute when a player acting up

  • @christianschneider6538
    @christianschneider6538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, no one's gonna talk about #14 inbounding the ball to himself off the defender's ass?

  • @tayshon.2x
    @tayshon.2x 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I already knew a fight was coming

  • @UltimateKeyboardWarrior
    @UltimateKeyboardWarrior 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a clear video

  • @declanmcgrath9608
    @declanmcgrath9608 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bates has an extreme temper and he better work on that because he is gonna get in a lot of trouble in the NBA for that

  • @Rizzgod_27
    @Rizzgod_27 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They js mad they can’t guard emoni 😂

  • @juanescobar6782
    @juanescobar6782 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    700,000 years and nothing has changed. Oh boy! 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @elstonkamaka6889
    @elstonkamaka6889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Boy in black gotta get that footage @ 1:26🤣

  • @isaacrodriguez1067
    @isaacrodriguez1067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

  • @ratapaga5963
    @ratapaga5963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hard foul at the other end but can't take one yourself!

  • @gusgarza6529
    @gusgarza6529 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let them Brawl it Out!

  • @Lastresorte
    @Lastresorte 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Emoni Bates NBA 2023 3.0 point pp

  • @truqualitypaintingtv7814
    @truqualitypaintingtv7814 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everybody is a tough guy. Lol.

  • @beardedkahuna5642
    @beardedkahuna5642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Emoni “Charmin” Bates

  • @Kakafootball-nh2el
    @Kakafootball-nh2el 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro was holding his butt

  • @ag218
    @ag218 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st foul was harder than the 2nd lol

  • @smoothp9521
    @smoothp9521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man that wasn't even a hard foul and his teams are soft as fuck for letting him get jumped like that. 🤣🤣

  • @hockeyfan5509
    @hockeyfan5509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hate cowards that throw someone to the ground like that...it's not tough, the guy was not expecting it....just a coward.

  • @NickFleming92
    @NickFleming92 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just a few days before COVID broke out.

  • @AlongnaeRoberts
    @AlongnaeRoberts 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s the day on my birthday March, 9

  • @yartmus
    @yartmus ปีที่แล้ว

    0:48 AYOOO!!!!! PAUSE

  • @lakes26mi
    @lakes26mi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This emoni dude won’t be going far if he doesn’t check his ego and emotions

  • @TheAnklebreaker21
    @TheAnklebreaker21 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don't dish out what you can't take

  • @2kscientist620
    @2kscientist620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yea it was time to fight after that one ☝️

    • @Anthony-hu3rj
      @Anthony-hu3rj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That petty crap won't play in college.

  • @minecrafter459
    @minecrafter459 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not surprised at the behavior

  • @SonnyDazeNYC
    @SonnyDazeNYC ปีที่แล้ว

    Whatever happened to Big Country at Lincoln?

  • @mxchaelll
    @mxchaelll 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simmon wheeler a G for helping emoni 😭😭

  • @quindellwilson7134
    @quindellwilson7134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why didnt the white team get a tech for his hard foul

  • @mikedee936
    @mikedee936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was Strike 3 get him outta here coach

  • @thatboiiwes
    @thatboiiwes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    imagine being the people on the floor lol

  • @kwicksand12
    @kwicksand12 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thought I was just watching a video of a photographer getting stomped out

  • @huppdaddy2
    @huppdaddy2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cant we all just get a long

  • @ChadBest-ug8uo
    @ChadBest-ug8uo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Number 0 clearly is the enforcer on the team. He will only see the court if one of his teammates is in peril.

  • @bencunningham8216
    @bencunningham8216 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t mess with bates man

  • @TheKenLucas
    @TheKenLucas ปีที่แล้ว

    Where was this filmed

  • @itsallanillusion7097
    @itsallanillusion7097 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol this little teacup better put at least a couple years in college....

  • @brendan909
    @brendan909 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:23-people running around trying to record the damn thing