The Euroleague had a light hand after the general fight which occurred Thursday during the match between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade. On the floor of the WiZink Center in Madrid, a tie from the Spaniard Sergio Llull on the American leader of Partizan Kevin Punter had sparked a scuffle, marked in particular by a tackle-chokehold by Guerschon Yabusele, the French international of Real Madrid, on Australian international Dante Exum. The Partizan full-back had left the court on one leg, unable to rely on his left ankle and supported by members of his squad.
Finally, Yabusele, the most heavily punished, received a five-game suspension on Friday and his club fined 50,000 euros, like their opponent, Partizan Belgrade, the Euroleague announced. “These decisions are not subject to appeal, due to the nature of the exceptional procedure (in the midst of the play-offs)”, indicates a press release from the private league as the two clubs are due to meet in a third match on Tuesday. in Belgrade.
Punter suspended for two games, Llull cleared
Earlier in the day, the massive interior of the Blues Guerschon Yabusele (2.04 m, 123 kg) had presented his “apologies” after the general fight having enamelled the day before the end of the play-off match against Partizan Belgrade in Madrid . “I deeply regret my behavior”, had reacted “the Dancing Bear” (his nickname) on Instagram.
Among the other main protagonists of the clashes, the American leader of Partizan, Kevin Punter, is suspended two games, his French teammate Mathias Lessort, only one. On the Madrid side, the Argentinian Gabriel Deck will also miss a meeting but the Spanish veteran Sergio Llull, who started hostilities, with a tie on Punter, avoids any sanction.
Mathias Lessort, also a French international and guilty of throwing Real player Dzanan Musa to the ground on Thursday, admitted “errors” the day after the brawl. “What happened last night should never have happened on a basketball court. I assume the responsibility that is mine for having committed this gross fault that triggered the disaster that followed. My apologies to all basketball fans, ”also reacted Sergio Llull on Twitter, Friday morning.