Madrid (EFE) for playing.
In a Euroleague Basketball statement to the altercation registered on the field between players from both teams and the majority of those who occupied the benches, who left their posts.
“When disqualifications were applied to those players involved in the altercation and those automatically ejected for leaving the bench area, neither team had the required minimum of two players each to finish the game; Therefore, the match is considered officially over with the score at that time stopped, 80-95 in favor of Partizan, which now leads the series 2-0.
The note informs that the Euroleague Basketball “has forwarded the reported facts to the Independent Disciplinary Judge of the Euroleague Basketball, who will issue a resolution on the incidents on the track in accordance with the established procedures, in the following 24 hours.”
Rudy: “We have to apologize to our fans and to all of basketball”
Rudy Fernándeez, Real Madrid forward, congratulated Partizán for having been superior in the game and apologized to “Real Madrid fans and basketball fans in general”, wishing that “this does not happen again”.
“We must congratulate Partizan, they have been superior to us. At all times they have known how to play us. In the third quarter we have proposed a different defense and they have been surprised and we have tried to get into the game. They have continued playing and our anxiety has led us to lose”, explained Rudy Fernández.
Regarding the final tangana, it was clear.
“We have to apologize to our fans and to basketball in general. These situations do not have to be seen, but with many keystrokes mistakes are made and this is what has happened,” he said.
“We are two friendly clubs. The tension of the game should remain today and that we continue playing basketball and that this does not happen again, ”he stressed.
“It is difficult to have a field in favor and that Partizán has played better than us. Panter, Sergi (Llull), it doesn’t matter who started, the priority is basketball and not the last minute show. We appreciate the words of Zeljko Obradovic, ”he continued.
The Real Madrid vice-captain and the Patizan coach spent a long time talking about what happened.
“Zeljko is a benchmark. We have experienced many things together, there is a very good connection. We must avoid this type of situation and we have not been able to solve it in a better way. We have all spoken and he has stayed there ”, concluded Rudy Fernández.