High school basketball players suspended for making 'gang signs' in photo

Three Wisconsin high school basketball players were handed one-game suspensions by their school district for flashing “gang signs” in a newspaper photo, even though the sign one of the players is holding up isn’t a gang sign at all.

The photo accompanies a Sheboygan Press story about Jordan, Jamal, and Juwuan Jackson, three brothers who recently moved to the new school district and began playing basketball for Sheboygan Falls High School. In the photo, Jordan, is making a gesture with both hands that local parents said looked like a gang sign. The school superintendent agreed and suspended them each for one game.

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Anyone who’s watched college or pro basketball recently ought to recognize exactly what Jackson is talking about. It’s not a gang sign. It’s known as “three goggles,” and it’s been popularized by various collegiate and pro teams in the last few years.

It’s not a gang sign. It’s known as “three goggles,” and it’s been popularized by various collegiate and pro teams in the last few years.