The Euroleague announced this Friday the sanctions for the four players involved in the monumental fight that took place in the second game of the tie between Real Madrid and Partizán, played at the WiZink Center, which was suspended this Thursday with 1m40 remaining for the game. end of the second game of the series in which the Serbs rule 2-0.
And the Argentine Gabriel Deck, who could not contain himself and was left in the middle of the brawl, is one of those suspended.
Thus, after a detailed analysis of the video images, the competition's Independent Disciplinary Judge decided to sanction Guershon Yabusele with a five-game suspension, Kevin Punter with two, and Gabriel Deck and Mathias Lessort with one.
The ruling is based on article 27.1.a) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.
In addition, Real Madrid and Partizán received a fine of 50,000 euros each for the unsportsmanlike conduct of both teams that prevented the normal conclusion of the match in accordance with article 29.1.a) of the same code.
Decisions are final.
Yabusele, from Real Madrid, took the greatest punishment because it was clearly seen when he grabbed Dante Exum by the neck and threw him to the ground in an action that could have seriously injured the Partizán point guard.
From the Serbian club they assure that Exum suffered a fissure in the second toe of his left foot, although this was probably the product of a stomp on Deck.
Hours before knowing the sanction, Deck from Santiago had offered an apology through a post on his social networks.
"I regret what happened in yesterday's game, it is something that should not be repeated. My apologies to my club, the members of Partizan and fans of both teams," said Tortu, a man from the Argentine National Team, in his account Twitter.
the pitched battle
Deck participated in a general brawl between the players of his team, Real Madrid, and the Serbian Partizán, which took place at the Spanish club's stadium, when it was losing 95-80 in the second game of the Euroleague quarterfinals. Basketball.
The events were unleashed when 1 minute and 40 seconds from the end of the match, which had the score practically completed, the point guards Sergio Llull, from Madrid, and Kevin Punter, from the Serbs, clashed in an action perimeter.
This caused more players from both teams to join the brawl and it all ended in a pitched battle that will now have its consequences in sports justice, since several basketball players will surely be sanctioned, and the man from Santiago will be among them.
As the players dispersed, the game ended and the teams left the playing field without completing the regular 40 minutes.
In the referee's report, the game ended with 21 players disqualified from both teams while
Gershon Yabusele
had to be taken back to the locker room and
Dante Exum left the pavilion on crutches Until then,
Deck, 28, had been having an acceptable match, with 8 points converted, 7 rebounds and a steal.
The next game in this series, the best of five matches that the Serbs are winning 2-0, will now change the scene, since the third will take place next Tuesday, May 2, at the Stark Arena, in Belgrade, where a new triumph from Partizan will place him directly in the semifinals of the Euroleague.
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