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Tennessee House Member Apologizes After Being Tossed from High School Basketball Game

There is nothing quite like the compassion and energy that parents give off while watching their children participate in extracurricular activities, especially sports. While every parent wants his or her child to do well, it doesn't always go, well, perfect.

Some fans lose their temper when referees make bad calls against their child.

Case in point: what started off as a normal Tuesday evening boys basketball game between Providence Academy (Knights) and Lakeway Christian Academy (Lions) in Johnson City, Tenn. ended with 56–51 victory for the Lions and complete fiasco involving Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Tenn.), the third highest ranked Republican in the state's House of Representatives.