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The incident took place in Sunday night’s game, which was won at Sacramento 124: 110 by “Memphis Grizzlies” coached by J. Valčičiūnas.
In the fourth quarter, “Kings” put Ch.Metu in the basket through J.Valančiūnas while trying to chase down opponents and, holding the goal, put his feet on the Lithuanian’s shoulders.
Uteniškis did not tolerate this: he grabbed his opponent by the foot without scratches and threw him to the ground.
Although Ch.Metu immediately got up and continued the match, it turned out that the incident was not without consequences.
The Kings said the 23-year-old had a broken right wrist that would prevent him from competing for at least four weeks.
J.Valančiūnas was charged for the aforementioned episode with a technical foul, although Sacramento Club head coach Luke Walton and brightest star De’Aaron Fox said immediately after the game that this was a very small punishment for the Lithuanian.
Kings general manager Monte McNair has already appealed to the league to investigate the incident and impose sanctions on Valanūnas, but more than two days after the episode, the NBA has not announced an additional sentence for the leader of the Lithuanian team. 28 years old.
When the news of Ch.Metu’s injury became clear, comments from the Kings fans against J.Valančiūnas spilled out, accusing the Lithuanian of injuring a player on the team he supports.
“Had he done it to one of the ‘golden’ boys in the NBA, Valančiūnas would definitely have been suspended,” wrote one of the Kings fans, referring to the brightest stars in the league.
Ch.Metu averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds this season for the Kings. This is his third season in the NBA League.
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