WATCH: Melee ensues during Kentucky commit DJ Wagner's high school game with Camden vs. Eastside

A melee broke out during the Camden (N.J.) versus Eastside (N.J) high school basketball game Thursday night, a game involving Kentucky commit D.J. Wagner.

It was immediately unclear if Wagner, the No. 3 overall prospect in 2023 according to the On3 Consensus, was involved in the brawl. The Courier Post’s Tom McGurk reported the game stopped with Camden up 30-17 in the second quarter when the benches cleared after a scuffle between two unidentified players.

Video of the chaos can be seen below from South Jersey Sports Talk.

🏀🚨Here’s a different angle of the Camden vs. Eastside melee that stopped the game in the 2nd quarter. pic.twitter.com/Q23WvpJ22s

— SJ SportsTalk (@sojerseysports) February 17, 2023

Once the melee broke out, the benches cleared and fans stormed the court during the ensuing madness.

Wagner had a game-high 16 points when the game was stopped. At the 24-second mark of the latest video below, Wagner can be seen being escorted off the court, away from the madness.

Toward the end of those video, Arthur Barclay is seen with Wagner in a bear hug and getting the star player out of the mass melee pic.twitter.com/79RPTMOUbJ

— Tom McGurk (@McGurkSports) February 17, 2023

McGurk and NJ Advance Media’s Kevin Minnick speculated whether or not Camden and Eastside would be banned from the New Jersey state tournament after the incident.

Eastside head coach Kenny Avent spoke with reporters on-site following the madness.

“Two tough teams in one city and it’s just unfortunate,” Avent said, via Jersey Sports Zone. “Hopefully whatever needs to take place takes place. But it’s just unfortunate.”

Avent said he was unaware if there was any prior tension between the players on each side.

“I mean both teams are competitive,” Avent said. “Kids are competitive. But it’s just an unfortunate incident. None of my kids left the bench. We should be fine. None of my kids left the bench. I don’t know what happened with their team but I just wanted to get my guys to the locker room.”

This season was another historic one for the top commit. Wagner scored his 2,000th career point earlier this month.

“I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my teammates. I tip my hat to them,” Wagner said, via NJ.com. “I’m just very appreciative of them – my teammates and my coaches. They really encouraged me to be aggressive, go get it. That made me feel a lot more comfortable to go out and get it. They told me to just go, just attack.”

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