High tension between two exes of Barça: pique between Jasikevicius and Bartzokas
Sarunas Jasikevicius and Giorgios Bartzokas had a fight at the end of the match between their respective teams, Fenerbahce and Olympiacoson the first day of the Euroleague and which ended with victory of the Turks by 82-71.
After the final horn, When the two former Barcelona coaches were going to shake hands, the Lithuanian reproached the Greek for something, starting a heated argument. in which some players and the coaching staffs of both teams had to intervene so that it did not get worse.
Bartzokas and Jasikevicius face each other at the end of the match.
In the locker room tunnel, in a television interview, Bartzokas gave his version of events: “One thing before finishing that I want to say about the behavior of the rival coach. What happened in the game happened and we both had a technique, but It is a total lack of respect that he comes to attack me after the game. “I want this to be known.”.
At the press conference Jasikevicius answered: “I have a very good relationship with Giorgios and I would like to maintain it, but It is the second time that the band tells me what I have to do. The first time was when I was in Khimki. I’m not going to let any coach tell me what I have to do with my team. “I think that’s unacceptable.”.
Wilbekin injury and a fan sent off
It was a tense match in which everything happened. Scottie Wilbekin suffered a serious injury when he had only been on the track for two minutes. The Fenerbahce point guard will miss the entire season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Besides, A Turkish fan was expelled from the pavilion for insulting Shaquielle McKissic. “I don’t think players should be provoked in that way. I have been playing in the Euroleague for six years and I have never been provoked like this. It wasn’t racist at all, but it was very disrespectful. I had never been insulted like that,” said the Olympiacos player.
