Conflict on Barca's bench: Jasikevicius sent Kalinic to the locker room / News - Basketnews.com

FC Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius sent his forward Nikola Kalinic to the locker room after an argument in the third quarter.

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FC Barcelona forward Nikola Kalinic didn't finish the game against Anadolu Efes Istanbul due to a conflict with the head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius.

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Both had an argument in the middle of the third quarter.

Jasikevicius was unhappy with Kalinic's defense and expressed disappointment before the time out.

The Serbian forward tried to argue with his coach. Suddenly Jasikevicius signalized him to leave the bench for the locker room.

Kalinic was on his way to the tunnel when Cory Higgins stopped him and suggested staying on the bench.

Kalinic sat down, but a couple of minutes later, Jasikevicius approached him again and made it clear he had to leave.

Kalinic left the game against Efes just after the third quarter. Barcelona was down by nine.

Barcelona rookie had 10 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes and was one of the top scorers on his team.

"Nikola disrespected the team, we will deal with it internally," Jasikevicius explained the situation in the post-game conference.

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