Basketball: Fiba suspended 13 players and two coaches after a mass brawl

These were shocking scenes: during the qualifying match for the World Basketball Championship between Australia and the Philippines, brutal fights took place. The world federation Fiba has now responded to the incident in early July and imposed heavy penalties. 13 players and two coaches were suspended for one or more games, fines and penalties were imposed on national associations of participating nations.

The Fiba Disciplinary Committee ruled, ten Filipinos and three Australians for qualification for the 2019 World Cup excluded. The hardest was Filipino Calvin Abueva, suspended for six matches. Due to unsportsmanlike conduct, assistant coach Joseph Uichico for three and head coach Vincent Reyes are excluded for a match. He must also pay a disciplinary fine of 10,000 Swiss francs (8500 euros).

Excesses in the video

"The Fiba would like to point out that she condemns all forms of violence on and off the field," said the association: "We expect respect, of the "

The Philippines will have to come back on their next home game, the SBP national association paying a fine of 250,000 francs (215,000 euros). ). The Australian Basketball Association was fined 100,000 francs (86,000 euros). Three professionals were suspended for one to five games. As announced by Fiba, the fines will be used to support the Social Basketball for Good program.

A fierce fight erupted on July 2 during the Asian Group qualifier in Bulacan, Philippines, in the middle of the third quarter. The match was interrupted at 89:53 for Australia for more than 30 minutes, then canceled and counted later with this result.