EuroLeague suspends 4 players for Madrid-Partizan brawl

MADRID (AP) — The EuroLeague has issued suspensions of up to five games for four players involved in a brawl between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade that forced a playoff game to be called off. A five-game ban was given to Guershon Yabusele after the Madrid forward took a leading role in Thursday’s melee. Partizan’s American player Kevin Punter was given a two-game ban. Gabriel Deck of Madrid and Matthias Lessort of Partizan were handed one-game bans. Officials called the game off with 1 minute, 40 seconds left and awarded Partizan the victory since it was winning by 15 points at the time of the fight. Yabusele has apologized for his behavoir.