Glasgow Rocks basketball team reveals sickening racist abuse suffered by players

A Scottish basketball team has spoken out, saying black players have suffered racist attacks, harassment, and vandalism.

The windscreen of the players' car was smashed in a hammer attack.

Glasgow Rocks says several players have been victim of hateful attacks, which saw their car tyres slashed and windscreen smashed with a hammer.

As well as suffering racist verbal abuse, David Mpondo, Julius Van Sauers, and Marc Kwedi have even had to move house to escape the torment.

A statement on the team’s website, explained just what the players had been through, saying that racism "is in Glasgow, is in Scotland and can be everywhere”.

The tyres were also slashed.

It said: “Glasgow and Scotland are wonderful places to live and grow. It is, however a place that is not immune from racism.

“We are deeply saddened to report that the organisation and our players have encountered this first hand this year, when David Mpondo, Julius Van Sauers and Marc Kwedi moved to their first property at the start of the season.

“They were threatened, referred to as ‘monkeys’, made to feel watched and unwelcome and were harassed by calls to the police claiming that they had prostitutes in their property.

“The incidents eventually spiralled into their car being attacked and their tyres being slashed along with the windscreen being smashed by a hammer.

The close-up reveals the puncture made in the tyre.

“Racism is not something that is a distant problem. It is in Glasgow, it is in Scotland and it is and can be everywhere.

“We are happy to report that the players have since been moved to another property where they have encountered no further disturbances.

“It goes without saying how deeply saddened we are that this was their first experience of Glasgow.”