Overview

• Dennis Schröder said he heard monkey noises from the stands at halftime of Germany’s 107:88 win over Lithuania in Tampere and called the abuse unacceptable.
• The German federation reported two spectators were identified and ejected from the arena, while FIBA said one suspect was pinpointed via security cameras and banned from attending the remaining EuroBasket games.
• FIBA provided relevant video and information to local authorities and said it would inform the Lithuanian delegation to help prevent similar incidents.
• Lithuania’s federation and players issued apologies, and DBB president Ingo Weiss condemned the abuse and pledged to press the event organizer for safeguards.
• Germany has already reached the round of 16 and on September 1 routed Great Britain 120:57 for a national EM record win, with interim coach Alan Ibrahimagic on the sideline as Alex Mumbrú recuperates and Johannes Voigtmann (knee) and Maodo Lo (knee soreness) were managed.