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Bursaspor Info Yatirim promised to take legal action against Dusan Alimpijevic, their former head coach and current head coach of Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul after the specialist made improper gestures against the Bursaspor bench.

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Tensions have risen between Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul and Bursaspor Info Yatirim again after a game between the two clubs in the Turkish Basketball Super League.

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During the game, in which Besiktas defeated Bursaspor with a score of 88-59, Besiktas head coach Dusan Alimpijevic made inappropriate gestures towards the Bursaspor bench.

After the match, the Bursaspor club released a statement, vowing to bring legal action against Alimpijevic and criticizing the coach for his "ungrateful" behavior against Bursaspor.

Alimpijevic coached Bursaspor in 2020-2023 and helped the club reach the EuroCup final in the 2021-22 season, winning himself the Coach of the Year accolade in the meanwhile.

However, his departure from the team has not been as graceful. His and Bursaspor GM Nedim Yucel’s move from the club to Besiktas and their bringing Derek Needhamalongside them inspired a strong fan Bursaspor fan reaction.

The first derby game in the Turkish Basketball Super League was also a scene of great chaos when minor skirmishes ensued between teams at the end of the game, and the stands were decorated with posters attacking Alimpijevic, Yucel, and Needham.

Both clubs' fanbases already do not get along very well due to historical competition in football. These events have added fuel to the fire.

Full Bursaspor statement about Alimpijevic:

"Last night, in the 18th week of the Turrkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League, we played away against Besiktas Emlakjet in a competition where the winner would be content, and the loser would be unhappy, [however] there was behavior that did not befit the spirit of sports.

The disgusting actions of the Serbian head coach, Dusan Alimpijevic, who was elevated to where he is now and who ate the bread of the city of Bursa and Bursaspor for 2.5 years, starting from before the match until the end of the game, were observed not only on the court but also by those watching on television.

In fact, we think that Serbian head coach Dusan Alimpijevic, who has different scandals every week and has problems with many athletes and coaches, did not do this to just the Bursaspor club but to Turkish people and Turkish Sports.

We call on the Turkish Basketball Federation and all politicians representing our city to take action to punish this person at the highest level.

We invite all our basketball clubs, the Turkish Basketball Coaches Association [Turkiye Basketbol Antrenorleri Dernegi, TUBAD], and the EuroLeague Head Coaches Board to be sensitive about this issue, which cannot digest this abomination.

Our club will initiate all legal processes against the person who committed this abomination.

We would like to present this to the attention of the public."

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