Basketball: Federation files disciplinary case after racist insults against Loïc Akono

This is a serious topic that we discussed yesterday. On Sunday, January 29, during the National 2 match between Charleville-Mézières and Metz, racial slurs were made on Messin Loïc Akono. A spectator would throw him while the player was on the ground. “get up bonobo”. To follow these facts, the French Basketball Federation, “Mr. Loïc filed a disciplinary case immediately after being informed of remarks that may have been directed against Akono”announced in statements reported by the body headed by Jean-Pierre Siutat. Parisian. “The FFBB would like to remind you that the General Assembly voted unanimously to zero tolerance for rudeness, violence and unsportsmanlike behavior at official basketball games.”The Federation also announced.

Loïc Akono, after being subjected to this severe racial slur, wanted to explain himself to the author of these words. The playmaker, who was blocked by the referee for a technical malfunction, eventually decided to leave the field permanently. Viewer suspected of orchestrating insults “He was 2nd or 3rd in the stands right in front of us”The 35-year-old actress made statements in the newspaper’s columns after the meeting. Parisian. “I still see it when I close my eyes. Twenty-four hours later I still don’t understand what’s happening to me. It’s so cruel, these are violent, harsh words. I’m devastated.”he complained.

“I don’t use violence, I didn’t mean to insult or fight him (audience, editor’s note), but just make him understand that we have no right to say that”continued the former Nanterre player. “I am prevented from expressing myself and responding to this person on the field, it’s like they cut off my arms, legs and tongue. So I decided to leave”, concluded by Loïc Akono. Many outstanding figures of French basketball gave their support in the last hours.

power to you https://t.co/TqEMtyGdkD

— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) 29 January 2023

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