Basketball: Galatasaray to boycott Turkish playoffs final
Galatasaray Liv Hospital will not be on court against Fenerbahce Ulker, says club chairman.
Turkish basketball team Galatasaray Liv Hospital will not be on court against their Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce Ulker in the final game of Turkey's first-tier basketball league, Galatasaray chairman announced on Tuesday.
Unal Aysal's remarks came hours after Turkish Basketball Federation announced that Fenerbahce Ulker was fined 40,000 Turkish liras for the spectator incidents which occured during the previous game of the final series in Fenerbahce Ulker's venue, Ulker Sports Arena.
Galatasaray had previously stated that the federation should order the closure of Fenerbahce's venue for the final game.
The best-of-seven series between the Turkish sports giants stand at 3-3, as the last game of the series is scheduled to play at Ulker Sports Arena on Thursday.
