Triple feared for his life. Another student on campus was following Triple around with some friends waiting to beat him down. Things almost came to a head in the school cafeteria one day. At that point, I was brought into the fray by Campus Police. The situation was on the verge of getting out of control.
At the time of all this drama, Triple wasn't on the team. He was suspended for taking a pair of sneakers from the locker room without permission and failing to apologize for his poor judgment. I attempted several times to meet with him about the matter, but he dodged me for months. Once the season started, I told him to take a hike.
A few weeks into the season, a couple of my assistants (including some players) talked me into bringing Triple back on the team. As has been my custom over the years, I decided to give a player a second chance. The only problem in this situation was the drama Triple was bringing with him. I didn't want a situation where his enemies would do something stupid during one of our practices or a game.
Triple and I met to talk about his beef. He told me that some guy on campus was following him around the city threatening to kill him, essentially stalking him. His parents didn't even want him coming to school given the frequency of their close encounters on campus. As he was talking, I figured the situation had something to do with a girl. Low and behold, there was a woman involved in this fiasco.
Triple: My boy and this dude whose followin me had beef over some chick so now I'm involved.
Me: Are you involved because he's your boy? That's dumb.
Triple: Kinda. Sorta. Dudes is just dumb. They want drama for nothin.
Me: Kinda? You need to tell me the whole story so we can move on and I can make sure you're safe around here.
Triple: Aiight. My boy and this dude was beefin, and my boy whipped his ass. I was there.
Me: Did you jump in?
Triple: Nah. I recorded it and put it on facebook.
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