Federation sanctions Bashkimi after incident with Golden Eagle Ylli

The 12th-round Kosovo Basketball Superleague game between Bashkimi and Golden Eagle Ylli ended in an incident. Ylli won Sunday's game in Prizren 72:69.

At the end of the game, several home fans entered the court. A commotion ensued, while the KBF reports that Bashkimi fans wanted to attack the game officials.

“After the game ended, some members of the ‘Arpaxhikët’ fan group entered the court, attempting to attack the refereeing trio and the officials’ table,” reads the Basketball Superleague bulletin, published on Tuesday.

The game was officiated by Artan Gashi, Amar Gjekoviq and Dren Pudarolli.

Bashkimi has been fined 1,000 euros and will play one game without spectators, under Article 51.18 of the Competition Regulations. This article provides for this fine for “attempted physical assault on players, club officials, referees, the commissioner or official persons by unofficial persons”.

The Prizren club has been fined 500 euros for “throwing hard objects onto the court that could cause minor injuries”.

According to the report, a hard object was thrown onto the court, but it was not specified what it was.

Bashkimi is competing for the championship title and is now two points behind Trepça following its defeat by Golden Eagle Ylli. Trepça leads with 22 points, while Bashkimi has 22. Ylli is now third with 19 points.

The Prizren team will visit Sigal Prishtina in the next round, while it will play its derby against Peja, which belongs to the 14th round, without spectators.