:format(jpeg):focal(3611x402:3621x392)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gfrmedia/2R335QFIE5DDVEZHHXWPXO4XHU.jpeg "An entertainer comes in to separate the players and a fan records with a cell phone. Who can be inside a BSN court?")
The scene was surreal at the Manuel “Petaca” Iguina Coliseum, in Arecibo, during the eventual victory last Friday by 87-77 of the Captains Over the Ponce Lions.
The imported David Stockton and the Puerto Rican point guard Jezreel de Jesus were involved in a clash in the fourth period, when a fan of the local team jumped onto the court to record the incident with his cell phone.
The Captains’ mascot had to come to remove the individual from the field, in the middle of a skirmish between basket players, also causing the general manager of the Lions, Gabriel Ortiz, to try to calm his players.
It is not the first time this season that people outside the game participate directly or indirectly in different events on the fields of the National Superior Basketball (BSN).
It was also seen when, in another feigned brawl between players of the champions Carolina Giants and the Caguas Creoles On April 25, The entertainer of the Carolina quintet, Aniel Rosario, tried to separate the basket players Jesus Cruz and Louis King.
Last Saturday, the league decided to take action on the mattersending a memo to the representatives of the 12 participating franchises, making it clear who can and who should not be on a court on a BSN field.
“The only ones who can be on the field are the referees, the manager and two assistants. “There can’t be anyone else,” tournament director Jose Cuoto told El Nuevo Dia.
#BSNPR | [VIDEO]: Great clash between Captains and Lions after a foul between David Stockton and Jezreel de Jesus. pic.twitter.com/I0HONTbiYD
— The BSN War (@LaGuerraBSN) April 27, 2024
“From now on, we will be extremely attentive to this situation. We will take the measures and sanctions that have to be taken,” he added.
In the notification to the teams, it was also highlighted again that gas horns and/or similar devices are prohibited on the island’s fields, and it is the responsibility of the security officers of each franchise to restrict their entry.
Also the fact that the entertainers cannot walk (or run) on the court while an official match is taking place.
“In time-outs, they (entertainers) can move on the court and whatever, but when the game is running, no,” Cuoto highlighted.
#BSNPR | [VIDEO]: The basket player Jesus Cruz of the Gigantes and the imported Louis King of the Criollos are expelled after this clash in the middle of the game. pic.twitter.com/mb6hSar4sV
— The BSN War (@LaGuerraBSN) April 26, 2024
The BSN session on Tuesday includes two commitments on the agenda when the Pirates of Quebradillas (4-8) visit the San German Athletics (2-9), while the Captains (8-1) receive the Santeros of Aguada (5-7).
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