2023-06-12 22:56:11
BadalonaGuerschon Yabusele starred a few weeks ago in one of the most regrettable images of contemporary basketball. The Real Madrid player grabbed Dante Exum from behind and, after practicing a judo, threw him to the floor. The aggression led to a five-game ban in the Euroleague, but the Frenchman has been able to continue playing in the Endesa League, where he also has a history of foul play. Last year he threatened a referee, Emilio Pérez Pizarro, and this season he provoked Baskonia fans by touching their genitals.
Despite this resume, Real Madrid has managed to impose its narrative and transform the aggressor into a victim. The killer screams that the fans of La Penya dedicated to him during the third game of the semi-final caused the ACB to inform both the Anti-Violence Commission and the Competition Committee of the Spanish Federation. The white club, who did not like the fact that Movistar’s performance focused on banners accusing the player of being violent, showed their displeasure and Joventut was forced to issue a statement. “Being the cradle of basketball represents a great honor, but it also entails an immense responsibility,” recalled the green-and-black entity, which asked for calm for the fourth game of the tie.
La Penya fans swapped insults for irony and displayed signs calling for the Nobel Peace Prize for Yabusele and chanting MVP chants every time he missed a shot. The power forward, however, had a solid performance and finished with 14 points and 4 rebounds.
Youth, eliminated
Joventut played a good game, a worthy farewell to a great season, but could not overcome a very focused Real Madrid (73-94). The white team wanted to ensure the classification for the fast life and did not swim in the Olympic Palace (3-1). “Madrid has been far superior to us, but we have had an excellent season. We cannot be happy, but this year is a success,” analyzed Carles Duran.
Real Madrid regained much of the outside shooting success it had lacked lately, but did not manage to open a significant gap in the scoreboard until the third quarter (49-63). Despite the roughness of La Penya, who did not want to start the holidays, the team coached by Chus Mateo had a good final leg of the match in Badalona.
Barça, for its part, will have the first opportunity this Tuesday (9 p.m., #Vamos) to close their classification to play in the final of the Liga Endesa. The Blaugrana team needs to beat Unicaja again in Malaga to close the tie (2-1).
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