In the 13th week of THY EuroLeague, Anadolu Efes lost to Barcelona 95-93 at home, and the referees left their mark on the match. Our representative almost rebelled after the encounter!
The previous day in Euroleague, the defending champion Anadolu Efes lost 95-93 to Barcelona, which they beat in the final last season and reached the cup. The match was dominated by the referees. The referee trio Lamonica, Belosevic and Difallah left a question mark in the minds of those who followed the match with their decisions. After the 5th foul against Shane Larkin in overtime, the player could not continue the match, while head coach Ergin Ataman was another player who was kicked out with two technical fouls. It was revealed that the trio of referees, who were indifferent to the many reactions and protests of Barcelona’s head coach Jasikevicius, used their discretion in favor of the away team many times during the overtime period. The star of the team, Shane Larkin, stated that the foul he was thrown was nonsense. said.
‘Attitudes towards Turks!’
Berna Ataman, the wife of head coach Ergin Ataman, who was thrown with two technical fouls in the match, said, “They gave the match to Barcelona with the biased whistles they played in the overtime section! The EuroLeague organization, which has survived with huge budgets from Turkish sponsors for years, once again showed its attitude towards Turkish clubs under the leadership of referee Lamonica. I invite senior sports managers, sports supporters and sports press who can react to the issue to support our country’s sports.”