Zvezda appeal to home crowd ahead of Game 3, slam Partizan for previous finals / News - Basketnews.com

Crvena Zvezda asked their fanbase to abstain from any harmful behavior in Game 3 of the ABA League finals and criticized certain incidents that took place in the first two outings.

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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade are preparing to host Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in Game 3 of the ABA League finals on Sunday night at theAleksandar Nikolic Hall.

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Zvezda are down 0-2 after the first two games and need the win to stay alive in the race.The Reds issued a statement calling on their fans to support the team without any extremes.

Moreover, the club criticizes Partizan fans' behavior in Games 1 and 2, mentioning "insults against the club and its members, players, many of whom are Serbian national team players, including their wives and family members."

Zvezda claim Partizan fans threw small objects into the court, provoking coach Dusko Ivanovic and allowing persons who identify themselves as journalists to display inappropriate behavior.

"That's why the club has already warned on Friday the league's sporting director and refereeing Commissioner Milija Vojinovic and Srdan Dozai that they will not be able to sanction us -- nor will we allow any of what is allowed on Tuesday and Thursday to be the reason for any measures taken against us," Zvezda's announcement reads andcontinues in the same tone.

"No matter what, let's show again why we are not the same. KK Crvena Zvezda appeals to everyone who will come to the Hall on Sunday to cheer the team on, not to insult anyone's families, mothers, wives, not to call names nor attribute any adjectives to the club we are playing against, and not to display any banners, most of which in the first two games were just proof of primitivism and life in a parallel universe."

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