The Viral Video: King Von’s BM Takes a Stand

A video of King Von’s BM has been making waves online after she pulled her son off the football team. The reason? The coach told her son, “Stop crying, or I’ll put you with the cheerleaders.” While the statement sounds crazy—especially directed at a child—Ms. Kema, you’re learning what every Black mother who puts their kids in sports eventually does: football is a different beast.

It’s a game where intensity rules. And Ms. Kema isn’t your average football mom—she’s got military experience. You know she’s been talked to greasy before! But football has a culture where the threshold for B.S. is higher than usual. Yes, the coach was an adult and her son is a child, but that’s just how football operates. It’s a hard pill to swallow.

Who Made Football So Toxic?

Who knows. To play football at any level, you have to be borderline insane. Think about it: running at top speed in armor to tackle someone, risking serious injuries? Nuts, beloved!

From day one, I knew football wasn’t for me. We used to play street football on concrete—no helmets, no pads. Satan himself had our minds in a chokehold back then. Even when we played in the grass, I got hit so hard one day I ended up at Henry Ford Hospital that night. I remember lying there thinking, “Cuz, why didn’t I just stay inside and watch Dragon Ball Z today?!”

Family Flashback: My Brother’s Hilarious Hazing

Ms. Kema’s experience reminded me of when my brother played football for King High School in 9th grade. He got hazed so badly one day, he came home with no underwear and broken glasses. I couldn’t tell if my brother had just come from school or Hades itself! He looked like he had wrestled Cerberus.

My mom was furious. She called my dad and half our family—ready to storm the school and run fades on Coach Reynolds and his staff. But the men in our family had to tell her, “Angie, this is football. It’s not abuse; it’s just what happens.” That’s the crazy normal you accept with this sport.

Now, unless the coach is dog-smacking your son, spitting in his face, or doing something truly out-of-pocket, you might just have to take it on the chin—figuratively, of course.

Kiyan’s College Decision: Lessons from La La

Watching clips of Kiyan’s college decision, I noticed La La said she told Melo that Kiyan could do anything except football. She knew what awaited her son on that field—CTE lurking in the shadows.

So to all the parents, especially moms, who love to parade around as “Boy Mom of the Year” and want clout for taking their sons to practice: chill out when those coaches go in on your kids. Football ain’t ballet, beloved.

As Snoop Dogg said, “You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.”

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