An NBA player was attacked by opponents after Turkey was ejected during the EuroBasket 2022 match in Georgia

Turkey's national team threatened to pull out of EuroBasket 2022 on Sunday after Philadelphia 76ers NBA player Furkan Korkmaz was assaulted following his suspension.
Turkey's national team is demanding security cameras in a hallway where three Georgia players and security guards allegedly attacked Corkmaz. Korkmaz, who plays for his native Turkey, was sent off in the fourth quarter of the tournament on Sunday after a fight with Georgian defender Duda Sanaze. The two players can be seen in a video of the game competing against each other in a heated argument before being ejected from the game. "Furkan Korkmaz was walking down the hall to the locker room with our coach," Ömer Onan, vice president of the Turkish Basketball Federation, said in a statement. He claimed that security personnel were also involved. CNN reached out to the Georgia Basketball Association but did not immediately hear back. The 76ers declined to comment for the story. Korkmaz has not spoken publicly about the incident, but posted three Turkish flag emojis on his confirmed Twitter account. According to sources, Corkmaz was not injured at the time of the accident.
Turkey assistant coach Hakan Demir told a news conference that three Georgia players and a security guard attacked the 76ers guard. Demir said that the Turkish team came to play basketball and said that off-court events do not take place in this sport. "Of course everything has to be on the pitch, but unfortunately what happened in the hallway, the dressing room situation was not suitable for sport. We expected hospitality and gentlemanly behavior.”
At the same time, Onan asked the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to release CCTV footage of the lobby or the team threatening to leave the event. Asked about the incident at a press conference, Georgia manager Ilias Zuros said he had not heard of it. FIBA Europe confirmed to CNN that it is investigating the case, but declined to comment "until all the facts are confirmed."
Georgia beat Turkey 88-83 in two overtime games at the Tbilisi Arena. At the time of the incident, Turkey officially protested that the clock had been accidentally stopped and started for 22 seconds. Turkey will face Belgium on Tuesday and Georgia will face Bulgaria.

According to Eurohoops.net

Omer Onan, media partner of EuroLeague Basketball, vice president of the Turkish Federation and former team player, described the nature of the attack and stated that the Georgian police were involved.

"Furkan Korkmaz was walking down the hallway to the locker room with our coach when he was attacked by inactive Georgia players (Sandze) and the police," Onan said.

Athletes entering the locker room must not be attacked. At the end of the match, 30 policemen encouraged us to fight. We fought the official Georgian police. I also called FIBA ​​and told a FIBA ​​official. Don't let anyone fool you or take us for fools. They bring all our CCTV cameras down the hall every minute without losing them. If that camera doesn't come to us, we will leave this tour."

Turkish assistant coach Hakan Demir echoed Onan's comments about the Corkmaz attack after the match. According to Eurohoops.net, "We are here to play basketball, not boxing," Demir said. "That's why we're concerned about security flaws today."

In the game, Georgia defeated Turkey 88-83 in the second half of overtime. According to Eurohoops.net, Turkey protested the results after Demir claimed 22 seconds had passed on the clock. According to Eurohoops.net, Demir said after the match: "It wasn't just a matter of seconds that I thought things were more than just a mistake." At the end of the second overtime, manager Yergin Ataman was sent off.