Kickert awaits penalty as elbow judged out of character

"He will always stand up for his teammates but never so aggressively.I was shocked," said a former Kickert teammate at Fairfax Media

Anthony Moore, general manager of Basketball Australia, has stated that it was a bad act, but not an excuse for the violence that followed.

It's an unsavory act and it's something that will be tackled by FIBA, "said Moore.

Rumors are circulating about a problem when the warm-up in which Filipino players ran in the Australian half of the court and Kickert said to stop. "Shortly after a player comes into contact with Kickert, he tripped him. [19659002] A spectator tells Fairfax Media that players from both teams met briefly and that some Filipino players were trying to intimidate the baby boomers.Philippines coach Chot Reyes accused Kickert of hitting his players during the incident, but Moore rejected this allegation.

"We absolutely refute that and have had conversations with the team." Mr. Moore said:

Reyes and his team face significant penalties that could result in the suspension of or officials for a year or more. The fact of leaving the bench to join the fights is hard handled by the FIBA ​​

The worst possible sanction would be that the nation is deprived of its rights of reception for the FIBA ​​World Cup of 2023, that they are currently hosting with Japan and Indonesia. As the pictures of the fight spread around the world, there were calls for Kickert to never play Boomers again, but more seasoned observers will wait and see what suspension he will be doing.

Remains to be known whether there is a ban of two games, five games or a longer term, as such incidents are so rare.

But his previous record is clean and he remains a reliable player Boomers and his new club NBL Sydney Kings

Kickert could miss matches to start the NBL season, unlike his teammate NBA Thon Maker, who could continue to play as the NBA and FIBA ​​are managed independently of each other. I'm sure many of the guys involved in the field would like to have more time, but sometimes with such emotion, it can get out of hand, "said Kings coach Andrew Gaze on Tuesday

. On the other hand, the players leave the bench for a total fight.

"The poor old Thon was slammed on the back of the head, when you are hit in the head, fear for your life and that you have 20,000 fans, you can understand why people might react. "But if you look at sport for 100 years and ask how often does it happen? It's very, very rare. So, it's out of character for the game as much as for the individuals. "

Kickert has been a featured artist for Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne United since returning to the NBL proving himself as one of the best shooters in the league.

After missing the Boomers teams for the Games 2004, 2008 and 2012, Kickert played significant games for the national team.

He told Fairfax Media last August that he was seizing every opportunity of

"C & # It's always the country first, then the club – it's usually in that order, and I think that's how it should be with any athlete, "he said. said Kickert

I do not jump every time I can. "

It remains to be seen if the next opportunity arises as Kickert and Basketball Australia await the outcome of FIBA's disciplinary proceedings.

It is uncertain if Kickert will get the c