NBA Ben10 is back on his feet and pushing back hard against the flood of online lies that had fans convinced he was paralyzed or worse.
Bullets tore through the air at Confessions, a Houston eatery buzzing late that night. Inside Upper Kirby, just past 11:30, chaos erupted where diners sat moments before in calm. A man known as Ben10 real name Ben Anthony Fields from Baton Rouge faced gunfire after robbers reached for necklaces and wrist bling. Instead of surrendering, people fought back; yelling filled corners while shots rang out without warning. He fell hard, struck across the chest, carried away with another hurt soul bleeding from limbs. That second person, tangled in the mess, also raced toward emergency rooms under flashing lights. Officers combed footage days later, piecing together faces yet unnamed. No cuffs clicked shut by press time, silence hanging where answers should be.
Violence erupted during a birthday party when someone attempted to steal jewelry. Someone pulled out a gun, and shooting occurred. Ben10, who is 26 years old, is the other man who suffered more serious injuries than his companion and was hospitalized. Although no police statement has officially released the victim’s identity, he has been identified by family members and rap music networks.
A tweet from X.
Within hours, wild stories exploded across X, Instagram, and YouTube. Posts claimed Ben10 was paralyzed from the neck down, on life support, or even dead. Some tied the shooting to rap beef involving names like AllStar JR and J Prince Jr., but those links remain unverified speculation. The rumors spread so fast that even casual fans started sharing them as fact.
Then on April 13-14, Ben10’s close friend Jamore stepped in with a direct message. In a 57-second vertical video posted by @mymixtapez, Jamore wearing a red-and-white cap backward and a green shirt looked straight into the camera and set the record straight after speaking with Ben10 on the phone.
“Tell you how good God is, man,”
Jamore said.
“I just got off the phone with my little brother. So for everybody that wishing bad on him and all that stuff, man, y’all start acting like God ain’t good, man. My little brother’s great. Ten good. We just taught everything straight. My brother good, live, talking, walking, smiling. Stop believing everything y’all hear about all this life support, all that shit, man.”
He made it clear he’s staying neutral on any drama:
“I’m on the neutral side. I don’t bang, I don’t do none of that.”
The clip ends with Jamore crediting faith:
“When you pray to big God, he got you, for sure.”
In the vacuum after the shooting, influencers and fan accounts filled the gap with unverified clips and wild speculation. Hip-hop news moves at lightning speed on social media, and without quick official updates from police or the hospital, rumors win the race. It’s the same pattern that has played out in other high profile cases involving NBA YoungBoy’s circle speed beats accuracy every time.
Ben10 is showing real signs of recovery, and the latest word from his inner circle is positive. The whole situation serves as a reminder of how quickly false narratives can take over in rap and social media culture. Fans are breathing easier tonight, and the investigation continues.
