Bashkimi wins tense game in Peja, qualifies for the final

Prizren’s Bashkimi is the second finalist in the Kosovo Basketball Super League playoffs.

Bashkimi secured its place in the final on Thursday evening at the “Karagaçi” sports hall in Peja. It defeated the Peja team 84–78.

It was Bashkimi’s third win in the semifinal series, the number required to qualify for the final.

The game in Peja, like many other playoff games, was marred by incidents. At the start of the fourth quarter, a fan who was on the court hit Bashkimi basketball player Jayveous McKinnis with a ball.

The American approached him, and the fan shoved him in the body. Other Bashkimi players also came over, and a scuffle broke out. The fans moved away from that section of the court, and the game resumed a few minutes later. Meanwhile, eight seconds before the end, explosive devices were thrown onto the court. One exploding device was thrown very close to the feet of Altin Morina, Bashkimi’s basketball player. The game was interrupted again and resumed after all the fans had left the sports hall.