Watch: Insane bench-clearing brawl erupts in middle of basketball game
A fight broke out at an International Basketball Federation World Cup qualifying game between the Philippines and Australia Sunday that makes the infamous “Malice at the Palace” looks like child’s play.
There were flying kicks, chair shots, clotheslines and debris thrown on to the court.
It broke out in the third quarter with Australia dominating 79-48. With about four minutes left in the period, the Phillipines’ RR Pogoy shoved Australia’s Nathan Sobey with a forearm after making pass while driving near the foul line.
Disgusting pic.twitter.com/uNBBjaTECu
— afa (@afa_brain) July 2, 2018
Australia’s Daniel Kickert responded by leaving the man he was guarding and delivering a blow with his elbow across the face to Pogoy that dropped him. The video below shows a closer look at how hard Kickert hit him.
A second angle on the Kickert elbow. Yikes #Boomers pic.twitter.com/jkx8IlPVo0
— Ricky Mangidis (@rickm18) July 2, 2018
This ignited an all-out brawl. Philippine player Andray Blatche, who played in the NBA for 10 years with the Wizards and Nets, started throwing punches. With this one it looks like he hits his own player.
Andray Blatche thinking he's JBL with the Clothesline From Hell #Boomers pic.twitter.com/JOM9yuNbHC
— Ricky Mangidis (@rickm18) July 2, 2018
Thon Maker of the Milwaukee Bucks, who plays for Australia in this tournament, was delivering some flying kicks.
Thon Maker out here throwing knees! 😳 #Boomers pic.twitter.com/feizBcSBkc
— Ricky Mangidis (@rickm18) July 2, 2018
It spilled out into the stands, with a fan throwing a chair at an Aussie player.
Oh my god. He threw a chair! #Boomers pic.twitter.com/9T5bs5VLou
— Ricky Mangidis (@rickm18) July 2, 2018
This sort of behaviour would have you locked up if it happened on the street #Boomers pic.twitter.com/CJH7itHph6
— Ricky Mangidis (@rickm18) July 2, 2018
The public address announcer called for security and then implored the teams to head to their benches. Security managed to keep some of the Aussie players from getting involved.
Bench-clearing brawl between Gilas and Australia. pic.twitter.com/RotOFNiMgl
— Camille B. Naredo || Fuji-sama stan (@camillenaredo) July 2, 2018
Nine Philippine players were ejected along with four Australian players. The Philippines only had five players left and had to forfeit in the fourth quarter when one fouled out, reported USA Today.
“Following the incident that occured in the third quarter of the Philippines-Australia game on Monday in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers, FIBA will now open disciplinary proceedings against both teams,” FIBA said in a statement, reported USA Today. “The decision(s) will be communicated in the coming days.”
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