BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Nenad Krstic fears a basketball world championship suspension following a bench-clearing brawl during a game between Serbia and Greece.
Krstic, of Serbia, left Greek player Yannis Bouroussis with a bloodied head after hitting him with a chair in the fight that broke out during the Acropolis tournament on Thursday in Athens, leading to the game being abandoned.
FIBA, the international basketball federation, will review the incident and announce possible sanctions by Wednesday.
Krstic said Monday, “I can’t say I’m not a bit nervous” about the possibility of suspension.
The incident occurred ahead of the Aug. 28-Sep. 12 basketball world championship in Turkey, where both teams will play.
