By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Not only Spain lost to Italy, but a controversy was created when on his way out of the court, Nikola Mirotc destroyed a Serbian flag which was hunging over him.
Mirotic has montenegrin origin, but he decided to take the Spanish citizenship and play for the Spanish national team. During the game he was called a “traitor” by Serbian fans in Berlin and this was his reaction at the end of the game.
He apologised a little bit later via twitter. As he wrote: “I am deeply sorry about my reaction after the game. I did not realise that it was a flag let alone the serbian one. I was looking at the floor due to the tension of the game and I felt something on my face. I would never offend any symbols”. The Serbian basketball federation also issued a statement on the matter, accepting Mirotic’s apology.