Unicaja's coach curses at refs post-game vs Real Madrid: 'It's a foul' / News - Basketnews.com

Ibon Navarro went on an outburst near the locker room area following a no-call on Facundo Campazzo in the last minute.

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Unicaja Malaga lost against Real Madrid in the last minute in the Spanish Liga Endesa on Sunday. After the game, the home team's head coach, Ibon Navarro, was visibly angry.

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As Navarro was entering the locker room area, the coach went on an outburst, shouting the ever-popular Spanish curse phrase puta madre multiple times.

When the coach arrived at the press conference, it became clear it was directed at the officials. Namely, the specialist was furious over the no-call against his guard Tyson Carter when he had the ball in the last minute with Real Madrid up 83-81.

According to the coach, Facundo Campazzo committed a foul.

"It's a foul. I've seen the images, and the jersey was grabbed. It's a foul. Well, it's not a foul because they haven't called it," Navarro said ironically. "But there is a grip that constitutes to be a foul."

"Still, with the criterion that there has been throughout the game, that they have only made 12 fouls, they do not call it," Navarro continued. "With the level they have had, consider that it is not a foul. But there is a grip, you can see it in the image. But perhaps they believe that it is not likely to be a foul."

Real Madrid committed just 12 fouls compared to Unicaja's 21, one of which was given after a successful coach challenge by Navarro.

"21-12 in fouls. 21 is not many. 12 is 9 less, and one of them because we have asked for an unsportsmanlike. If not, there would've been 11," he said.

"Yes, I'm a little angry. I think the team has made a brutal, brutal effort," the coach explained. "I prefer to think that it has gone away because we have not controlled the rebounds, because we have made 0 of 8 in triples in the last quarter, because we have not managed to shoot free throws even once, or be smart the few times that they have gone into bonuses. When you face a team like Real Madrid, those small details matter."

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