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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: TomSea on July 03, 2018, 02:23:47 am

Title: Massive brawl results in team playing 1-on-5 in FIBA World Cup qualifier (video, Australia vs. Phili
Post by: TomSea on July 03, 2018, 02:23:47 am
Might as well go straight to the video:

 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdNCwWmo1mQ#)

FIBA is something like Federation of International Basketball Associations.....

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Massive brawl results in team playing 1-on-5 in FIBA World Cup qualifier
Nina Mandell
11 hrs ago
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A FIBA World Cup qualifying game between Australia and the Philippines devolved into an out-of-control brawl on Monday.

According to reports, the fight began after Australian forward Daniel Kickert gave a hard elbow to an opponent.


Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/massive-brawl-results-in-team-playing-1-on-5-in-fiba-world-cup-qualifier/ar-AAzu8BN?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/massive-brawl-results-in-team-playing-1-on-5-in-fiba-world-cup-qualifier/ar-AAzu8BN?OCID=ansmsnnews11)

Looks like Australia was whipping them by a 31 point lead.

Okay, the Philippine player threw an elbow but to me, the Australian player overreacted with a like thrown elbow to "even up" things..... that seems to be the source of the trouble.