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Petrusev gave statements to the authorities in the early Wednesday afternoon. The player's lawyer said that further steps will be announced by Crvena Zvezda.

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With the incident between Filip Petrusev and Mathias Lessort sparking reactions in the basketball world, the scuffle has transferred to action being taken outside the court.

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The two players got involved in a conflict after the ABA League game between Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade on Monday.

As Mozzart Spot reports, the Serbian big man provided statements to the authorities in the early Wednesday afternoon.

The player's lawyer Velibor Repaja told the media, Mozzart Sport writes, that the player would not be making any public comments while further steps will be announced by the club.

Things started getting heated at the very beginning of the fourth quarter when Lessort collapsed on the floor after colliding with Petrusev when the Serbian center was setting a screen.

After several moments on the floor, the French big man started approaching Petrusev and had to be held back byZach LeDayto avoid further conflict. After review, no sanctions were issued on either player by the referees.

Things took another turn after the final whistle.

It appears that Petrusev said something to the Partizan center. Moments later, Lessort reacted by shoving the Crvena Zvezda big man. After the shove, Lessort went on to hit Petrusev in the face.

It didn't take long for multiple players to join the scuffle. Even Partizan's head coachZeljko Obradovichad to separate the players from getting more involved in the conflict.

The coachcalled his player's behavior unacceptableand apologized for it in the post-game press conference. While Lessort himselfreleased an official apologyfor the incident withFilip Petrusev, the club has announced that the playerwill be disciplinedaccording to the inner rules that were signed by all players.

Crvena Zvezdacalled for the most serious punishmentthat the league rules allow.

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