Basketball Association Seeks Fine for Hapoel Jerusalem Over Flares
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
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- Hapoel Jerusalem faces a potential NIS 30,000 fine for fan-ignited flares.
- Flares delayed the start of a semi-final game by approximately three minutes.
- The team lost the game to Maccabi Tel Aviv 88-71.
- No action was taken against either team for a fan incident due to unclear identification.
The disciplinary prosecutor for the Basketball Association has requested a fine of at least NIS 30,000 against Hapoel Jerusalem due to flares lit by fans that delayed the start of a recent Winner Cup semi-final game. The game, played on Sunday between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem, was delayed for approximately three minutes before tip-off when two flares were ignited in the Hapoel Jerusalem supporters' section. The prosecutor, Adv. Itamar Lifner, stated that a delay in starting a game is equivalent to stopping a game and cited the minimum penalty clause in the disciplinary regulations. Hapoel Jerusalem lost the game to Maccabi Tel Aviv 88-71. The prosecutor also noted reports of a fan who ran onto the court and directed comments at the referees in the fourth quarter. However, because the game reports did not specify which team the fan supported, no disciplinary action was recommended against either team for this incident.
