By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
A lot of tension arises every time Crvena Zvezda and Partizan play in the ABA league, especially in the finals. This season is no different. Partizan has a dominant 2-0 lead in the finals series, but there was a lot of talk about their fans and their insulting chant aimed against the president of Crvena Zvezda Nebojsa Covic and the team.
Coach Zeljko Obradovic told the media that he is against any kind of bad language from the stands.
But it seems like Nebojsa Covic does not believe him.
“Those statements are hypocrisy“, Covic said to TV Prva. “I remember the Zvezda – Fenerbahce match in Belgrade, we never worked with the fans on making insulting banners (ed. note: Obradovic at the time was Fenerbahce coach). I remember the first match we won against Fenerbahce in Belgrade. Until then we were losing and it was great. The first time we won, there were chants caused by provocations against Zeljko and I don’t support that, I consider him a good coach. Then there was a fuss, a panic, I thought we were friends. Then it was said that ‘If someone is chanting insults against someone, I will stop it’. Are people so forgetful?”
Game 3 of the ABA finals is scheduled for Sunday in front of Crvena Zvezda fans, as the series moves to Zvezda’s home gym.
Covic tried to downplay the fact that Partizan has a solid lead: “We will play on Sunday, completely relieved, we have two trophies this year, a total of 24 in these 11 years“.