The Eurobasket of trouble: Turkey threatens to leave after an attack on Korkmaz in the locker room tunnel

The Eurobasket left a Sunday of surprises and controversies.

Not only the defeat of Spain against Belgium, which they dominated by 20-9 in the historical balance.

's Bosnia knocked out the big favourite,

's Slovenia

.

In that fantastic group B, France suffered with a Hungary team that lost

to Real Madrid due to an injury and Germany, which remains undefeated, ended with a Lithuania team that still doesn't know what it's like to win.

In that duel the first great controversy took place, followed by a Lithuanian claim that FIBA ​​has preferred to ignore.

Before the two extensions, the German coach

received a technique.

But, amid the hubbub and protests, that free kick was never taken by his rival.

A possible point that was left in the limbo of a clash resolved on the edge and that could leave

and company out of the tournament.

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• Writing: LUCAS SÁEZ-BRAVO

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But there was even more fire in the last surprise of the day, when the Georgians, locals in Tbilisi, also defeated the Turks after two extensions.

During the fourth quarter,

got into a scuffle that miraculously didn't come to blows.

After an eternal deliberation, the referees decided to expel both.

The conflict continued in the locker room tunnel, where, according to the Turkish federation, several Georgian players and security members attacked Korkmaz.

The group directed by the always histrionic

- who was later expelled after his protests when his rival closed the victory - threatens to leave the competition, an unprecedented scandal.

Ataman.ZURAB KURTSIKIDZEEFE

"While Korkmaz was walking down the hall to the locker room with our coach, the Georgia players who were not on the scoresheet attacked him along with the ejected player [Sanadze] and the police. At the end of the match, 30 policemen pushed us. We got into a fight with the Georgian police," said the president of the Turkish federation, former player

, according to Eurohoops.

"If we don't get those images, we will leave this tournament," he settled.

"The Georgian players and some security guards disrespected us. We came here to play basketball, not something else. What happened went beyond basketball and violates the spirit of sport," he also recounted later in the press room. Ataman

's assistant .

Also in that volcanic duel, Ataman complained that 22 seconds of the game went into limbo in the eternal review of the incident between Korkmaz and Sanadze.

Moments of tension in which objects even fell onto the field.

"The biggest mistake here is from FIBA. There have been a thousand shortcomings since the day we arrived. The players go from the hotel to the pavilion and it takes 45 minutes. If the safety of the players cannot be guaranteed, do not organize this", concluded the tough Turkish statement.

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