Dwayne Bacon apologizes for showing middle finger to Baskonia fans / News - Basketnews.com

"I had all type of emotions flowing through the game and I apologize for my actions to their fans," Bacon wrote.

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Dwayne Bacon took to Instagram following Panathinaikos Athens' 95-90 defeat against Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz at Fernando Buesa Arena on Friday night.

Player of the Game EFF 18 Markus Howard Points 24 Accuracy 8-18 Rebounds 3 Assists 2

Bacon wanted to apologize for the middle finger gesture toward the Baskonia fans.

PAO star forward scored a two-point basket over Markus Howard with 8:01 remaining in the third quarter and immediately received a technical foul, after protesting the referees' decision not to call a foul on the play.

Bacon also got his fourth personal foul and went on the Panathinaikos bench. Some Baskonia fans allegedly teased him, and Bacon responded with a middle finger, showing it two times to home fans.

"Sometimes this game bring emotions that you can't control at the moment. I had all type of emotions flowing through the game and I apologize for my actions to their fans. Should not have taken it out on you guys and it won't happen again. I love the game and it's okay to show emotions, just not like that, never like that and I apologize again," Bacon wrote on Instagram.

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He finished the game with 16 points (5/13 2PT, 2/7 3PT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 PIR in 20 minutes.

With Friday's defeat, PAO dropped to 8-15 and have only a small hope of squeezing into the Top 8.

The Greens share 15-17th places in the EuroLeague standings. The Greek team is four wins away from the playoffs zone, with 11 games left to play in the regular season.

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