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Badalona’s wrath in this referee’s ‘help’ to Valencia
The use of instant replay by the referees, especially in the final two minutes, has not put an end to the controversy and conflict associated with their decisions. Valuation errors still exist and it is not always possible to fix them. Another thing is that there is evidence that violations are detected and go unpunished.
It happened in the controversial final minutes Valencia Basket Joventut This Sunday, they scored a 101-97 win for “Taronja” in extra time. In normal last action, Peña For 96-97, Valencia The basket has possession and it takes 23 seconds to score and win the game.Valencia’s Cuban center for at least his nine seconds in that attack Jaciel Libero (finally MVP of the day) stayed in the zone, well over the 3 seconds allowed.
So far “all is right” with the leniency that the referee usually has for this infraction. Javier TorresThe closest to the action is at some point Libero Finally, after this interaction, Cubans are out of the zone.
Rule 26 Fiba A 3 second violation that prevents a player from staying in that zone while the team is in control of a live ball is very clear. It establishes several criteria for admissibility: Whenever a player attempts to leave an area, he or a teammate is shooting or dribbling to shoot the basket, he is allowed to enter the area. The Libero has not been in any of these situations for nine seconds and, moreover, with the ‘help’ of the referee, he probably left the scene.
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For 3 seconds in the zone, there is no tolerance for frivolity or non-utilization. Therefore, a player’s persistence in that space must be penalized as an offense.
Subsequent behavior was accompanied by many attempts to touch and stroke Dubrjevic solved by shortage Ante Tomic on the horn. On an instant replay, the referee recognized the existence of this shooting foul and led Montenegro to the free throw line. He scored one of two shots to force additional time in which Valencia went on to win.
“I’ve had a different experience than a lot of people in the arena, but I have nothing to say about arbitration. I don’t want to talk about it,” he said. Carlos Duran At the post-match press conference when asked about the action.
The fact is that there was resentment of players and coaches during the game Joventut It was evident in their faces, but it became more evident not only because of their actions, but in later iterations, causing all sorts of comments on social networks by many fans. Tomic and later do you live When a 3-for-1 throwing action is allowed in the last action of extra time Jones Almost from midfield, they left the black and green team with a sense of injustice, beyond their own mistakes.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Croatian “Zadar” reported on its official website the transfer of a basketball player from the Ukrainian national team Ivan Tkachenko.
After a short trial period during which the Ukrainian player met the requirements of the coaching staff, a contract was signed with him at the end of the season.
The club has already announced that Tkachenko will participate in the Adriatic League and the Croatian Championship, so the Ukrainian can make his debut for the new team in the local championship match against Kvarner on December 27.
Tkachenko did not sign a contract with any club at the beginning of the 2025/26 season and played in only two official matches after the start of the season – as part of the Ukrainian national team, against Georgia and Denmark in November as part of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.
Last season Ivan played for Mitteldeutscher, where he won the German Cup. The forward, who played in 32 matches in the 2024/25 Bundesliga, averaged 4.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.3 minutes.
During his club career, Tkachenko played for Ukrainians Cherkasy Mavpy and Prometheus, as well as Finland’s Helsinki Seagals.
Zadar is in sixth place in the Adriatic League Group B with 4 wins in 10 matches, and is in second place in the Croatian Championship with a score of 10-1.
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Star player of Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic Against the background of the embarrassing defeat of Houston Rockets (96:119), he explained what the team had to change to improve the results:
“I don’t know exactly what needs to change, but something definitely needs to change. We need to figure it out, that’s what we need to do. Everyone should discuss it.”
I know JJ Redick said it would be disturbing. And that’s the way it should be.
As I said, we need to discuss this. It may be uncomfortable, but everyone needs to try harder, starting with me.
We just have to challenge each other. Everyone should challenge themselves and their teammates. “There’s no way to play the way we play, so we’ve got to be better than that.”
Source: Sport UA
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On the night of December 25-26, as part of the Christmas games of the NBA regular season, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime, 142:128.
Nuggets’ point guard Jamal Murray played with 35 points (2/3 free throws, 3/14 two-pointers, 9/18 three-pointers) and 10 assists in this game.
The Canadian player broke the record for the most accurate three-pointers in a match by making 9 three-pointers in the Minnesota hoop. Thus, he surpassed the record of 8 three-pointers each of Stephen Curry (2024), Grayson Allen (2023), Luka Doncic (2023) and Patty Mills (2021).
Murray also became the third player in NBA Christmas history to score 35+ points, 10+ assists and 5+ 3-pointers, joining Luka Doncic and Tracy McGrady.
JAMAL MURRAY brought the heat to CHRISTMAS DAY!
🔥35 POINTS
🔥10 AST
🔥 9 15:00 (most in Christmas Day matches)He joins Luka Dončić and Tracy McGrady only in the 35-PT, 10-AST, 5-3PM matches. #NBAXmas history. pic.twitter.com/LithevHmF5
— NBA (@NBA) December 26, 2025
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