Two embarrassments in the Euroleague

He left us for a week Euroleague one of those embarrassing episodes that are seen very occasionally in professional sports. He Real Madrid and partisan from Belgrade they ended up embroiled in an unspeakable quarrel. Anyone who saw the fight and didn’t know it was a basketball court could have thought it was a rebellion by gang members.

It was a disgrace to which the Independent Disciplinary Judge responded with another disgrace, paying more attention to work than to instruction or good manners. As is often the case in professional sports, honor and money prevailed, the second being the first. The fear of the consequences that the sanctions could have in the final phase outweighed the concern for reputation, even at the cost of setting a very serious precedent. The only one who would miss that stage, in case Real Madrid qualifies, would be Yabusel, wildest in the brawl, fined five games.

What the disciplinary decision would have been if these same events had happened in one of the first days of the regular phase, we will never know, because these are times of a certain self-righteousness. For example, even if the other competition is also basketball. in CBA four games fell on Lakovic, coach at Gran Canaria, after being sent off for a double technical against Granada. A strong hand in a part of the field that is not decisive. The nba, which is usually more exemplary, he just applied the penalty shootout Draymond Green for trampling Sabonis. A soft hand in one of the most colorful title eliminators. Sometimes discipline seems to depend more on context than on seriousness of facts. The show must go on!, even if it covers the nose. In a few days, the polemic will die down, unless the fire flares up in Belgrade.