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Furkan Korkmaz was ejected from Turkey’s game against Georgia on Sunday, and said he was later attacked in the tunnel by Georgian players and police. (Nikola Krstic\/MB Media\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Philadelphia 76ers guard Furkan Korkmaz said he was attacked by both members of the Georgian national team and Georgian national police after he was ejected from Turkey’s game against Georgia at the EuroBasket tournament on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Korkmaz was thrown out of the game on Sunday in Tbilisi, Georgia, after he picked up two technical fouls following an altercation with Georgia’s Duda Sanadze. Things got so heated that fans even started throwing things onto the court while the two players were being separated.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear what initially started the altercation on the court.<\/p>\n

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As Korkmaz was walking through the tunnel with an assistant coach, he said he was suddenly attacked by several Georgian players and security.<\/p>\n

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“As soon as we walked out of the tunnel and were trying to reach the locker room, I saw three Georgian players alongside two security guys running at us. We started throwing punches at each other. That’s basically what happened,” Korkmaz said, via BasketNews.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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“It was like a street fight. There was no talk or conversation. People just came at us and were trying to attack us. Of course, we reacted and tried to defend ourselves \u2014 exactly what we are going to do as men. I also But I don’t know if it’s a security problem or if they just showed tolerance to their players.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Turkish federation vice president Omer Onan told EuroHoops after the game that \u201c30 policemen\u201d pushed them into a fight, too. He said he’s reached out to FIBA \u200b\u200babout the incident, and has threatened to leave the tournament altogether.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLet no one deceive themselves or think that we are stupid,\u201d Onan said. \u201cThey will bring us all the camera footage from that corridor minute by minute without anything missing. If those cameras do not come to us, we will leave this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Georgia beat Turkey 88-83 in double overtime. Turkey has officially protested the outcome of the game, claiming that 22 seconds were taken off the clock in the final period.<\/p>\n