Overview
- Video obtained by TMZ showed Perkins being physically restrained after a heated exchange near the end of a 17U AAU matchup at the Trae Young Family Athletic Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday.
- Perkins posted the clip on X and told reporters he intervened because an opposing player allegedly body-slammed one of his athletes, and he said he would act the same way again to protect his program.
- Norman Police Department officers who were working the event as off-duty security helped calm the scene and told reporters they found no basis for criminal charges or further police action.
- Perkins’ representative issued a supportive statement, multiple outlets reported that both sides later apologized at the gym, and Perkins discussed the incident on The Pat McAfee Show.
- The episode follows a 2023 AAU ejection for Perkins and has renewed questions about parent-coach conduct, player safety at youth tournaments, and how viral footage shapes accountability.