EuroLeague releases official statement on Real Madrid-Partizan fight / News - Basketnews.com

The game ended because both teams did not have the required amount of players to continue the game. A Disciplinary Judge will issue a decision in the next 24 hours.

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Following a huge fight between almost every single player of both Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade player in Game 2 of the EuroLeague playoffs, the league has released an official statement.

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The league clarified the situation and explained what actions were taken and what proceedings are going to follow:

Game 2 of the playoff series between Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade was stopped with 1 minute 40 seconds to play on Thursday when an altercation on the court happened and most of both benches emptied.

When disqualifications were applied for those players participating in the altercation and those automatically ejected for leaving the bench area, neither team had the requisite minimum of two players each required to finish the game, therefore the game is considered officially ended with the score at the time it was stopped, 80-95 in favor of Partizan, which therefore now leads the series 2-0.

Euroleague Basketball has referred the reported facts to the Euroleague Basketball Independent Disciplinary Judge, who will issue a decision about the on-court incidents in accordance with the established proceedings, within the following 24 hours.

Euroleague Basketball strongly condemns the events that happened at the end of the game. Such events do not represent the values of respect that the league and its clubs promote and that the sport of basketball embodies.

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