Too Good to Play? A 3-Year-Old's Talent Sparks Outrage

Loren LoRosa (0:00)

Let's get, let's get, let's get to it, time to do it. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody. You hear that exclusive? You don't feel like you're gonna lie about that, right?

Martasia Griffin (0:07)

Lauren came in hot.

Loren LoRosa (0:09)

What's up, it's Loren LoRosa, and this is another episode of The Latest with Loren LoRosa. This is your deadly dig on all things pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. Now today, we are not gonna get into the behind the scenes of The Grind, although I do have a lot to talk to you guys about, we'll do that in another episode, so make sure you stay locked right here to The Latest with Loren LoRosa, because I want to jump right on into a exclusive conversation that I had with a woman named Martasia Griffin.

Now, Ms. Martasia Griffin is the mother of a three-year-old, young, black, beautiful boy who is a soccer player. Not only is he a soccer player, but he's already shaped enough to be one of the best in the game, and I'm only saying this because it is true. So there's a three-year-old boy, his name is Nevada. He goes by NevadaNayTen on Instagram and across social media. You guys may have seen his videos because I've certainly seen them prior to this incident. They go viral. He plays soccer. He's amazing at it. The footwork is amazing. Now, there was an incident that occurred over the weekend that unfortunately went viral, maybe fortunately, because we're here having the conversation now.

Ms. Martasia Griffin, Nevada's mom, and his dad had to face off against police because parents on the soccer team called police to escort them off of the field, claiming that there was a disruption. But really, the conversation is he's too good. And why were police called on him because he's too good? He's three years old. I get into this conversation exclusively with Ms. Martasia Griffin about the police being called, about whether they will be taking legal action because her three-year-old child is non-traumatized, and what this all means for other kids learning about not apologizing for being good at something. Let's get into it now.

So talk me through what happened from beginning to end. So you guys, were you, was it a team that he's on or was it like an open show up and just play? Like what was that?

Martasia Griffin (2:08)

No, it's a league and he's been playing with them. He played with them two seasons this year. So this is his second season this year, and the seasons are six weeks each.

Loren LoRosa (2:21)

Got it.

Martasia Griffin (2:22)

So he's been playing for five weeks now. I think they have one more game and then the season is over.

Got it.

Loren LoRosa (2:32)

So he shows up to the game. Obviously, he's really good. I've seen some of his videos be viral before.

What happens at this game that causes police to be called?

Martasia Griffin (2:47)

Okay. So he's been targeted throughout the season because of his talent. And I try to give it the benefit of doubt because there are kids and it's other kids around. And I understand that other kids do need to play, even though it's not my son's fault that he plays really good. But overall, they used to send bigger kids over to knock him over.

Inappropriately, or switch players need a game that's really like huge, just to like see if he failed. They would send him out games. Like the games are only 30 minutes. He probably played only 10 minutes of it. They're not subbing him in for another kid and putting him in.

That's a thing, but that's not what they was doing. They was just taking him out.

So at this game, the last game yesterday, he played for like only 3 minutes, made a score to go. The coaches, directors, and some of the parents was all in one circle. And I seen them talking in one circle. And I walk up to the circle like, are y'all talking about my son? And one of the parents like, oh, if y'all don't do something about it, about none of the kids being able to play, we're gonna leave. We're just gonna leave this program.

And the director didn't take up for us. He didn't, he wasn't on our side. I guess he agreed like other kids need to play more. So Nevada shouldn't be here. So he offered a refund.

He offered the refund, but we had already came there. We already came to play. My son is already dressed. I cannot explain to my three year old son that he cannot play today because he's so good. So I continue to let him play. It was still like, probably like 15 or 14 minutes of the game. It's only a 30 minute game. I continue to let him play. We continue to let him play. The police walked in. They called the police. I don't know if they called the police. Soon as I spoke up, as if my son should play like every other kid. Parents like, oh, we pay for this just like you did. So, but if my kid is sitting out the whole 30 minutes or so each time, he's not playing either. I'm not getting my money either. Like, it's just you're trying to fault my kid for actually playing soccer. And he's three years old and his teammates are four and five. He's the youngest on the team.