Both James Nunnally and Stefan Lazarevic ruled out for Game 3 / News - Basketnews.com

Nunnally and Lazarevic both will not play in Game 3 of the ABA League Finals following a fight between them after morning practice.

Credit: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic Credit ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic

Following a fight between Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade's James Nunnally and Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade's Stefan Lazarevic, both players will be sidelined during Game 3 of the ABA League Finals.

James Nunnally

MIN:27.76PTS:12.31 (60.12%)REB:3.16As:2.53ST:0.59BL:0.09TO:1.56GM:32ProfileEuroLeague2023/2024

According to Bojan Brezovac from Mozzart Sport, Partizan's head coach Zeljko Obradovic decided not to include Nunnally in the lineup today.

Crvena Zvezda have previously officially announced that Lazarevic would miss Sunday's match against the eternal rival, as he was admitted to a local medical care facility.

The two players were involved in a fight after morning practice, as things got out of hand when Nunnally and Lazarevic started exchanging words about the incident between them in Game 2 of the ABA League Finals earlier in the week, when Nunnally put his hands around Lazarevic's neck.

Both Crvena Zvezda and Partizan claim that the opposing player was the one to start the fight, with the black-and-whites also claiming a minute of video footage was deleted.

Police were present at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday. The ABA League disciplinary judge arrived in Belgrade as well.

While Lazarevic has played only an episodic role on Crvena Zvezda's roster during the Finals, Nunnally's absence will be much more noticeable. The Partizan forward averaged 36 minutes of playing time during the first two games in the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall and scored a game-high 27 points in Game 1.

Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.