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Boubacar Toure was sentenced to a 10-month suspended period for punching Miralem Halilovic in an LNB game last year. The center claims his opponent grabbed his private parts which provoked the reaction.

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In January 2021, Roanne's player Boubacar Toure was disqualified for punching Metropolitans 92 forward Miralem Halilovic in the French Basketball League (LNB). The Senegalese center will now have to face legal trouble for his actions.

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A French court deemed Toure's outburst to be against the law and sentenced the player to a 10-month suspended sentence in jail.

Halilovic suffered a fractured jaw, 60 days of incapacity for work, and was unable to play basketball for seven months. Toure has been ordered to pay €39,804 to Metropolitans 92 for damages to the club. The damage amount for Halilovic has not yet been quantified.

"It was 5 days after seeing my baby born, it was supposed to be the best time of my life, it was the most difficult. In six months, I lost 12 kg," Toure testified through his defense attorney. He was not present at the hearing though.

After the game on January 20th last year, Toure was suspended for 10 games by the league. The center claims Halilovic touched his private parts which provoked his actions.

Toure is now part of Tofas Bursa, while Halilovic plays for Nanterre 92.

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