It can be very dangerous to go outside nowadays. Even if you’re an athlete.
Sixers guard Furkan Korkmaz found that out recently.
Korkmaz is currently in Europe for EuroBasket playing with Turkey, and during a recent game, a fight broke out on the court while playing Georgia and which caused some drama off the court.
The Sixers guard was reportedly attacked by some players on the Georgia team and police after he was ejected from the game.
“Korkmaz was thrown out of the game on Sunday in Tbilisi, Georgia, after he picked up two technical fouls following an altercation with Georgia’s Duda Sanadze. Things got so heated that fans even started throwing things onto the court while the two players were being separated,” Yahoo Sports reports.
As soon as we walked out of the tunnel and were trying to reach the locker room, I saw three Georgian players alongside two security guys running at us. We started throwing punches at each other. That’s basically what happened,” Korkmaz said, via BasketNews.
“It was like a street fight. There was no talk or conversation. People just came at us and were trying to attack us. Of course, we reacted and tried to defend ourselves — exactly what we are going to do as men. I also think it’s a security problem. But I don’t know if it’s a security problem or if they just showed tolerance to their players.”
Probably not the best thing for EuroBasket but for the most part, it’s been good.
At least he didn’t get arrested like Brittney Griner. No one was safe in America or abroad, you have too keep your head on a swivel at all times. The question begs did he have time to punch back?
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