Fire and fury was the Dimitris Itoudis in his statements after defeat her Fenerbahce from Besiktasfor the championship.
The Greek coach put the result on the back burner, as he referred to his serious injury Yam Mandar in the eye, after a coin he received from the stand!
Dimitris Itoudis stated in detail:
“I’m sad. Today we can’t talk about basketball. My experience is that we forget about it because it was a game our opponent won. Of course, I congratulate them, but we can’t talk about basketball today, what happened has nothing to do with basketball.
A coin hit Yam Madhar in the eye and he almost lost it! We’re working hard to make sure this doesn’t happen again. And I ask the league and the federation: If a referee was hit, would the match continue? This has to do with league tolerance. Besiktas also play in the Eurocup, would they do something like that there? No, because he would be punished. This is a sign of tolerance from the league. Under normal circumstances when someone flips a coin on the pitch, you do a camera ID and send them to jail. One player risked losing his eye. I don’t want to label the compared person, but the person who threw it is a terrorist.
My colleague said there is nothing we can do about it. We can educate people very politely. Fener, Galata and Besiktas have amazing atmospheres. Our fans help our teams, but we should stay away from terrorism. What can we say; Shall we talk pick and roll now? When we were playing well and getting close, one of my players had to go to the dressing room. I needed him. We continued the match, having lost one of our players with an injury from a fan. Shall we talk basketball now? I also tell journalists to be honest with themselves. I respect Besiktas. Well done to them, they were better and won, but let’s see if they will do something similar in the Eurocup match».
The moment the Israeli guard was injured:
?? Incredible in Istanbul: in the course of the derby between Besiktas and Fenerbahce, the play of the host Yam Madar was hit by an object thrown into the field.pic.twitter.com/spF1RbjXON
— Pianeta_Basket (@PianetaBasketIT) December 2, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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