GLASGOW Rocks have revealed that three of their players have been victims of racist attacks.

The professional basketball club have said they are "deeply saddened" following the racism.

Due to being a police incident, the club held off speaking about it but now want to draw attention to what the players went through.

The club revealed that they were called "monkeys", and even had their cars damaged. 

In a statement posted to the Glasgow Rocks website, bosses wrote: "Glasgow and Scotland are wonderful places to live and grow.

"It is, however a place that is not immune from racism.

"We are deeply saddened to report that the organisation and our players have encountered this first hand this year, when David Mpondo, Julius Van Sauers and Marc Kwedi being the victim of racist abuse within weeks of joining the club at the start of the season.

"They were threatened, referred to as “Monkeys”, made to feel watched and unwelcome and were harrased by calls to the poilce claiming that they had prostitutes in their property.

"The incidents eventually spiralled into their car being attacked and their tyres being slashed along with the windscreen being smashed by a hammer.

"As it is was a police incident the club have held off speaking about this. Unfortunately, we do not have any hard evidence of who attacked the car therefore there is little that can be done in terms of prosecution.

"However, we feel like the least we can do is draw attention to the incidents that have occurred.

"Racism is not something that is a distant problem. It is in Glasgow, it is in Scotland and it is and can be everywhere.

"We are happy to report that the players have since been moved to another property where they have encountered no further disturbances.

"It goes without saying how deeply saddened we are that this was their first experience of Glasgow."