Bonn won this year’s Basketball Champions League, but something that happened during the Final Four semi-final against hosts Unicaja Malaga sparked controversy.

More specifically, the German team’s technical staff followed the television broadcast of the game and, in particular, Imbon Navarro’s instructions during time-outs, a tactic that some considered unfair.

In fact, Chus Vidoreta, the coach of Tenerife, of the other Spanish side that took part in the BCL Final Four, seemed furious about the said incident.

“I found it sad what Bonn did. I think they’ve crossed the line. As a coach with the most games in the BCL, over 100 and four Final Fours, I’m very disappointed. We need to open up the debate on downtime and telecasts when this phenomenon repeats itself and we’ve already crossed the red lines. He would say that timeouts shouldn’t be aired anymore because they do a lot of harm to those who play by the rules.indicated that Vidoretta was speaking to Gigantes.

For his part, Bonn coach Tuomas Isalo defended his strategy when asked about it at the press conference ahead of the finals of the FIBA ​​competition:The live tagging that we do with my partners is some of the most secure information we can have during a game. It’s something for everyone to see. That’s why I asked my colleagues to watch what’s on TV.

It’s good that you asked me this question, because it’s an opportunity to start a discussion. Whether it’s a good thing or not, the television shows everything, including our very personal moments that happen during downtime. The NBA has found the solution to this problem and does not show the time-out live, instead broadcasting it much later after the decisions have been made. There is nothing live at this level in the NBA.

Since everyone has access to what’s on TV, we use that: images and sound where everyone has access.”

With TJ Shortz scoring 29 points (7/14 2-points, 3/3 3-points, 6/8 shots), Bonn edged out Hapoel Jerusalem 77-70 in the grand final of the Final Four to walk away victorious emerging from the first game time in its history in the Basketball Champions League. The atmosphere is excellent Martín Carpena Arena, which was packed and festive even if the hosts Málaga didn’t manage to get through all the way.

It should be noted that the BCL and German league MVP scored more than 20 points for the tenth time this year, a feat unmatched by any other player in the competition and he was rightly named the Finals MVP.

Hawkins and Herrera added 13 and 11 points, respectively. On the Israeli side, Levi Randolph stood out with 27 points.

THE DECADES: 14-7, 37-28, 57-55, 77-70

BONN (Ties): Delaney 3 (1), Hawkins 13 (1/4 threes), Malcolm 8 (6 rebounds), Shorts 29 (7/14 2-point shots, 3/3 3-point shots, 6/8 shots) Ward 8, Herrera 11 (3/10 threes), Kessens 1 (4 rebounds), Scratches (6 rebounds), Williams 4

HAPOEL JERUSALEM (Zikic): Carrington 9 (1/5 3-points), Hankins 7 (10 rebounds), Randolph 27 (5/12 2-points, 2/3 3-points, 11/15 shots, 6 rebounds), Smith 7 (1/6 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 5 assists), Vein, Blazer 5 (1), Brown, Cornelius 3 (1), Megeris 12 (2/3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Segev

The Golden Book of the BCL

• 2017: Tenerife
• 2018: AEK
• 2019: Virtus Bologna
• 2020: San Pablo Burgos
• 2021: San Pablo Burgos
• 2022: Tenerife
• 2023: Bonn

Málaga hosted the Basketball Champions League Final Four at the Martin Carpena Arena this year but ended their European year with two defeats. Imbon Navarro’s side missed out on the finals after losing to Bonn, losing 84-79 to last year’s holders Tenerife in the third-place play-off.

Seven players from Chus Vidoretta’s team finished the game in double digits. Sermandini and Fernandez each scored 12 points, Donnerkamp and Cook followed with 11 points each, while Ambromatis, Sastre and Huertas each scored 10 points. Kendrick Perry, who had 22 points and 3 assists, fought alone for the home team.

THE DECADES: 29-31, 38-53, 52-66, 79-84