LKL also punished Ž.Urbonas, the town of Utena intends to appeal the decision



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The Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL) match between Utena Juventus and Vilnius Rytas ended scandalously: the capital’s team triumphed 88:86, although Bryantas Crawford’s last triple was rudely stopped by Augustas Marčiulionis.

At a post-match press conference Žydrūnas Urbonas he criticized the referees who did not whistle for the infraction, and Juventus filed a formal protest. The league acknowledged the judges’ error and punished them with disqualifications.

🤐 Regarding the reflections expressed in the press conference held after the duel with the Vilnius Rytas team, our team leader …

Posted by BC Utenos “Juventus” on 2021 m. Monday March 29

The Utena Club announced that Ž. Urbonas had also received a fine for public criticism, which he must pay 300 euros in accordance with Clause 46.1.2 of the LKL Regulation.

However, Juventus have the right to appeal against such a decision and promise to take advantage of it.

LKL, which acknowledged the referee’s mistake, kept the match result, so Rytas (20/5) remains second in the league, Juventus (17/9) – fourth.

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