here’s a breakdown of the key events described in the text:
* Understaffed Italian Team: The Italian basketball team started a game with only five players, including two rookies making their professional debuts.
* Rapid Fouls & ejections: The game quickly became chaotic due to intentional fouls. Four players from the opposing team, Trapani, were ejected within the first seven minutes.
* Game Halt: as players continued to foul out, the Italian team was left with only one player on the court – 17-year-old Francesco Martinelli, who scored all five of his team’s points. Because FIBA regulations require at least two players to continue a game, the referees had to stop the match.
* Related News: The article also links to a report about a basketball Champions League game involving Cholet and Bursa.
* Multimedia: The article includes an embedded video and a Twitter post (though the Twitter post is incomplete in the provided text).
In essence, the game was abandoned due to an unusual series of fouls and ejections, leaving the Italian team unable to continue playing under the rules.
