Basketball
An entire team of malingerers was exposed at the Paralympics. The gold has already been given to Russia!
The entire leadership of the federation resigned.
Cheating is usually discussed in the context of the Olympic Games. However, a kind of “doping” is also used at the Paralympics. Remember the episode of “South Park” where Eric Cartman pretends to be mentally retarded in order to win a competition with children with special needs? The Spanish team pulled the same thing in 2000.
The deception was exposed and the victory was rightfully given to the Russians.
Too good
The Spanish men’s basketball team, made up of players with intellectual disabilities, swept everyone in a row at the Sydney Paralympics. In the group, the Spaniards easily dealt with Portugal (73:58), crushed the Brazilians (94:48), and at the end of the stage, simply destroyed Japan (87:20). One could only marvel at such superiority in class.
The situation did not change at all in the playoffs. The Spanish won the semi-final match against Poland with a 30-point advantage — 97:67. In the decisive confrontation, the invincible team faced the Russian team, which also failed to put up any resistance — 87:63. That’s when rumors began to spread that the Spanish basketball players were playing too well. Were they swindlers?
It soon became clear that the Spanish were indeed involved in something bad. More and more evidence was found that the basketball players who played for the national team at the Paralympics had no problems with intelligence at all, and many of them even played for quite ordinary teams.
The final nail in the coffin was a first-hand confession.
Fake certificates
Basketball player Carlos Ribagorda’s conscience couldn’t take it anymore. As a journalist, he managed to turn his unpleasant confession into a media sensation and seemed to stay out of it. Nevertheless, his inside information made an incredible impression on the public. It turned out that out of 200 members of the Spanish national team at the Olympics, about 15 people had no pathologies. Most of them were members of the basketball team.
Ribagorda said that to become a member of the team, you don’t even have to pass any special tests. All he and his teammates had to do was six push-ups, after which their blood pressure was measured. And just before the Games, the athletes were given fake medical certificates allowing them to participate in International Paralympic Committee (IPC) competitions.
The basketball player also added that during one of the matches, the coach asked the athletes not to get too carried away, otherwise, he said, the opponent would guess that something was fishy.
The scandal was unprecedented. The leadership of the Spanish Federation of Sports for People with Intellectual Disabilities had to resign in full. Its head, Fernando Martin Vicente, tried to justify himself by saying that it is very difficult to recognize malingerers with a diagnosis of “intellectual disability”. However, there could be no concessions.
Vicente was fined over 5 thousand euros and also ordered to return 142 thousand euros in subsidies that his organization had received from the state. And the gold medal ultimately went to the Russian team. And rightfully so!
Source: Sportbox
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On 30 November, a series of matches of the 12th round of the regular season were played as part of the EuroCup.
“Shlensk” Issouf Sanona It played away against Cluj-Napoca and was defeated in the tie game, where the leader changed 18 times. The decisive factor in the match was Miletic’s two-point shot with 2 seconds left, which gave the home team a 94:92 victory.
Sanon spent 18 minutes on the field and became the team’s most productive player, scoring 17 points (5/6 free throws, 3/6 two-pointers, 2/7 three-pointers) during this time. Issouf also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
“Buducnost” Alexandra Kovlyara It played at home against Türk Telekom and lost the first quarter 20:23, but won the next three quarters to achieve an overwhelming victory with a score of 91:81.
While Kovlyar played 9 minutes, he had 1 rebound and 2 assists.
European Cup. Regular season. 12th round, 30 December
Cluj-Napoca – Slensk – 94:92 (22:17, 27:34, 21:23, 24:18)
Cluj-Napoca: Russell (30 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Miletic (19+14+5), Guzman (14+5+1), Molinar (13+1+4), Siser (7+6+1), Kulvetis (5+4+1), Woodbury (3+2+2), Patrick (3+1+1).
Shlensk: Sanon (17+4+4), Kirkwood (16+7+3), Djordjevic (16+9+2), Penawa (13+3+1), Niesel (8+4+3), Kulikowski (6+1+2), Urbaniak (6+7 rebounds), Czerniewicz (5+1 assists), Nunez (3+4+1), Wisniewski (1+2+1).
Budućnost – Türk Telekom – 91:81 (20:23, 24:21, 20:18, 27:19)
Budućnost: Sulaimon (25+1+1), Tanaskovic (17+13+1), Ferrell (16+4+3), Mace (15+2+5), Butey (8+2 rebounds), Mega (5), Jovanovic (2+1 rebounds), Thompson (2+3 rebounds), Butsiel (1+2 rebounds), Kovlyar (1 rebound + 2 assists).
Turk Telekom: Smith (18+1+1), Allman (17+3+4), Özdemiroğlu (12+5 assists), Bankston (9+5+1), Deveaux (7+2 rebounds), Trifunovic (6+1 rebounds), Alexander (4+5 rebounds), Durmaz (4+1 assists), Simonovic (4+4+1), Usher (3 rebounds + 2 assists).
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to left knee hyperextension.
The Serb is expected to miss all 18 matches in January and his maximum appearances this season could be limited to 64 matches. So Jokic will lose the opportunity to compete for the NBA’s main prizes – MVP and inclusion in the All-NBA, as this requires playing at least 65 games in the regular season.
Theoretically, he could return for the January 31 game against the Brooklyn Nets, which would give Nikola the opportunity to play 65 games before the end of the season, but that scenario is unlikely.
Jokic was injured in the last seconds of the first half of the match against Miami Heat (123:147) and did not return to the field after a long break. Before his injury, he managed to score 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 30, 2025
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