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Shadows of (Bob) Knight: Indiana HS coach fired for tossing chair during basketball game

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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You absolutely cannot make this sort of stuff up.

According to Michael McCleary with the Indianapolis Star, a high school basketball coach in Indiana was fired and his team put on probation following a tirade in a game over the weekend. In that incident, the coach can be seen picking up multiple chairs and eventually threw one onto the court.

The coach in question is Nick Moore from Gary Lighthouse Prep. It came in a game against Bowman Academy.

Here is the video of the incident, courtesy of Chicago radio host David Kaplan:

According to the Indianapolis Star story, the Lighthouse boys basketball team has been put on probation for the remainder of the season.

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.