In Georgia’s Tbilisi, the game was played on Sunday at the Tbilisi Arena. Korkmaz, a guard with the Philadelphia 76ers, was removed from the game and given two technical fouls for getting in the face of Georgian player Duda Sanadze prior to the alleged confrontation. Omer Onan, the vice-president of the Turkish federation and a former member of the squad, allegedly made a statement outlining the details of the attack and asserting that Georgian national police were engaged, according to Eurohoops.net, the media partner of the EuroLeague Basketball. According to the statement, Furkan Korkmaz was attacked jointly by Georgian athletes and national police.
