Chaos in Belgrade: Game 5 of Zvezda-Partizan interrupted, to be finished in empty gym / News - Basketnews.com

The decisive Game 5 of the Adriatic League finals between Crvena Zvezda and Partizan was interrupted due to inappropriate fans' behavior.

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First, the beginning of the second half was delayed due to the decision of the referee Sasa Pukl to empty one part of the stands.

The Slovenian official saw that some Zvezda fans were in the part of the tribune near the tunnel, where, according to the ABA League ban, they should not be.

The chaos continued, as all referees left the floor with 6:46 in the third tally after a missile barrage from the stands. Eventually, the players of both clubs also left the court for the locker room and the game was interrupted.

Referees ordered the whole arena to be emptied. This took a long time as some fans were not too hurried to leave.

It's not the first time the duel is being interrupted in the final series.

Game 3 was temporarily suspended with less than a minute remaining when one of the referees was hit by an object thrown from the stands.

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