In the last quarter of the match, a fight broke out between Anadolu Efes’ Chris Singleton and Fenerbahçe Beko’s Melih Mahmutoğlu. After the game stopped for a while, 8 players, 5 of whom were from both teams, were disqualified.
Fenerbahçe Manager Sertaç Mahalleoğlu made a statement about what happened in the match.
“I don’t think we should evaluate the match. We saw the copy of the movie we lived during the season again. We are not discussing who will be the champion here. The winner of 3 matches will be the champion, but we have to talk about what happened during the season. We experienced the Karşıyaka series. The most authorized names of the federation called us and said, ‘He will not direct a match again. ‘ After 3-4 weeks, the referees say, ‘The referees manage the match after 3-4 weeks. We have difficulty in understanding this. We invest very seriously. We contribute to the development of basketball, but it doesn’t work that way. Everyone will take care of themselves and evaluate. Otherwise, we are not looking for an excuse for it being 2-0 today. We are looking for solutions, not excuses. If we say, ‘You are the victim,’ and experience the same things again, there is an interesting situation here. We want fair management. This does not work like that. We could have attracted the team like other coaches, like others. We did not. ‘Respect the opponent, respect for basketball’ We said. We take this league seriously. If we invest this much, they will take us seriously. Let them tell you, and we’ll tell you how to take them seriously. Our concern is Turkish basketball. We are investing, we will make even bigger investments next year. Jan Vesely was fired okay, but it took a lot of effort to get him fired. Technical foul if Jan opens his mouth. But if it will continue like this, let’s invest in Europe, let’s make it to Euroleague! Broadcast fun matches among yourselves here too! Our players were provoked today, the event came here. Our concern is Turkish basketball. However, those who look into this business are on vacation in the Aegean. We give all our time. Therefore, the friends who are looking into this business need to get away from the waters of the Aegean and spend their time here,” he said.
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