The Turkish Basketball Federation has threatened this Sunday to withdraw from the tournament eurobasketball if the aggression suffered by the player is not investigated Furkan Korkmaz after the match against Georgia in Tbilisi that ended with the Georgian victory by 83-88. Georgia prevailed in a tense match that needed two extensions, and ended with two expulsions and throwing of objects.
Georgia Y Turkey make up group A of the tournament in which the selection of Spain and with the results of the third day there has been a quadruple tie between four teams, Belgium, Montenegro, Turkey and Spain with two victories in three days.
The Turkish escort Korkmaz and the georgian player Dude Sanadze they clashed during the match and had to be forcibly separated by other team members, for which they were disqualified, reports the Turkish daily Hürriyet.
When Korkmaz went to the locker room, was attacked by other Georgian players, who were not playing at the moment, as well as by several policemen, the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) said in a statement posted on its website.
TREMENDOUS MESS ?
Korkmaz and Sanadze were sent off after their clash.
➡️According to the ??Turkish national team, Korkmaz was attacked in the locker room by security members and players from ??Georgia. The Turks threaten to leave the Eurobasket if no action is taken.#EuroBasket pic.twitter.com/t9PLWW8VHt
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“You cannot attack a player who goes to the locker room. The match is over, we lost, and in the locker room a shoving fight broke out with 30 policemen; the Georgian official police triggered a physical fight,” denounced the vice president of the TBF , Omer Onan.
The Federation now demands that the FIBA authorities hand over the images from the security cameras to clarify what happened in the corridors and, if not done, threatens to withdraw from the tournament.
“We tell FIBA very clearly: If the cameras are erased, if there is a breakdown, if there are two minutes left… We will look at the cameras one by one and make a decision accordingly,” Onan said.
#EuroBasket22| Matchday 4
Turkey ?? (83 – 88) ?? GEORGIA
Ataman again, devoured by his character, embarrassing the basketball world with his bullshit (he’s a re-re-offender).
He wants to hit a referee after a technique.?♂️ pic.twitter.com/gf32rM6Ymj— Bauhauss (@JBauhauss) September 4, 2022
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“If this is not done urgently, forgive us, but we value our players very much. We will not allow them to do even the slightest damage to them. We would withdraw from the tournament,” insisted the vice president.
Onan blamed FIBA for the incident, adding that TBF has contested the match for breaking the rules and is even considering demanding a replay.