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Qatar deliberately foul out at Asian Championships
Just came across this from the FIBA Asia Championships that has just commenced:
Four Qatari players purposely fouled out in their Asian Championship opener yesterday, forcing basketball officials to halt the game.
Referees were forced to stop match between Qatar and Uzbekistan, when four of the five Qatari players purposely fouled out in protest of a FIBA ruling.
The four players committed five personal fouls each within the first six minutes of the match, prompting referees to disqualify them and hand Uzbekistan a 27-12 win.
Qatari coach Ali Fakhroo said the fouls were committed in protest of an International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ruling making five of the team's 11 players ineligible for the championships due to their dual nationality.
And apparently, the Qatari team has vowed to do it again today against Iran! Wow!
Never heard of this happening before at any level...