The South Fayette fans saw a hard-fought game, worth every penny of the $6 they paid to spectate. Both sides played their hearts out through four periods and overtime. In Pryor, they saw a tremendous athlete-fast, strong, and agile.
They also saw one of the most disgusting and, quite frankly, disappointing displays of unsportsmanlike behavior they’d ever witnessed. It started before the tip-off and lasted well after the final buzzer.
He never properly was rebuked for it by the refs or by his own coach. Perhaps it was because he is considered by many to be the Prince of the WPIAL, the Duke of High School Sports, or the Lord of Gridiron.
In any case, I can’t remember when athletic prowess became a free pass to act like a jerk.
Pryor taunted the South Fayette players/coaches with a condescending laugh as they filed into the gym for the pregame shoot-around.
His Royal Highness then took time out of his warm-up to threaten the South Fayette student section, comprised of no more than 50 students, one of whom was dressed like Ohio State football head coach Jim Tressel.
“I’m going to kill you, motherf*ckers. I’ll see you after the game."
At the end of warm-ups, Pryor threw a basketball into the student section, where it hit an elementary school student.
Although he was quite busy with a basketball game, he was kind enough to take the time to repeat this threat at the student section throughout the game.