TMZ Sports · Dec 21, 2018
White Ref Forces Black High School Wrestler to Cut Dreadlocks
This is ridiculous ...
A black high school wrestler was told by a white referee that he needed to cut off his dreadlocks or forfeit an important match ... and the whole incident was captured on video.
Andrew Johnson was about to compete for Buena Regional High School in New Jersey -- and was wearing a cover over his dreadlocks ... when referee Alan Maloney stepped in.
Maloney told Johnson his hair cover was not sufficient and gave him 2 choices -- chop off the locks or lose the match.
Johnson reluctantly chose the haircut -- but you can see he's visibly upset.
Epitome of a team player \u2b07\ufe0f