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Greek Basketball Federation Attempted to Bribe Officials in game vs Macedonia?
Wednesday, 07 September 2011
According to preliminary information, an official from Greece's Basketball Federation attempted to bribe FIBA referees Luigi Lamonica of Italy, David Chambon of France and Lithuanian referee Yurgis Laurinavicius.
All three referees were said to be stunned by the offer and the fact that Greece would sink so low, refused the bribe and reported the case to FIBA's headquarters.
FIBA had tried to keep this under the carpet, at least until the tournament is still ongoing, however a source within the organization had released it to Lithuanian media.
MINA finds the offical of the Greek Basketball Federation has been immediately suspended, his accreditation was taken away while the Greek Basketball Federation is fined 15,000 euros!
As a reminder, Macedonia defeated Greece 72-58. The fact that Greece attempted to bribe the referees speaks volumes how important was this match to them. As for the actual act of bribery... one can only feel sorry for this morally bankrupt nation.