A Flurry of Fines in Serie A Basketball

At the conclusion of the weekend of Serie A games, with Matchday 5 now behind us, the FIP Disciplinary Committee has imposed financial penalties on five clubs, in all cases for insults directed from the stands and noted in the match reports for the games in question. Below are the individual sanctions, as reported by the FIP on Monday:

PALLACANESTRO TRIESTE 2004. A fine of 600.00 euros for sporadic collective insults directed by the crowd at the referees [Art. 27.4bc RG rec., Art. 24.2b RG].

UMANA VENEZIA MESTRE. A fine of 2,400.00 euros for collective and frequent insults by the crowd toward the referees and toward a specifically identified player [Art. 27.4bd RG rec., Art. 24.2b RG, Art. 28.3 RG].

MAXIMA ROMA BASKET. A fine of 400.00 euros for sporadic collective insults by the crowd toward the referees [Art. 27.4bc RG].

LONGOBARDI SCAFATI. A fine of 600.00 euros for isolated and frequent insults directed at the referees by the crowd [Art. 27.4ad RG, Art. 24.2b RG].

OPENJOBMETIS VARESE. A fine of 1,200.00 euros for frequent collective insults by the crowd toward the referees [Art. 27.4bd RG rec., Art. 24.2b RG].

Varese also received a warning “for a lack of hot water in the locker rooms for the referees and the visiting team’s players”

The fifth round of Serie A was played between Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25, with wins for Varese (110–103 in overtime against BC Roma), Scafati (87–81 over Trento), Napoli (92–90 in Tortona), Virtus Bologna (98–94 in overtime against Olimpia Milano at the Forum), Maxima Roma (81-75 over Udine), Treviso (97-89 over Reyer on the road in overtime), Reggio Emilia (81-60 over Cantù), and Trieste (108-99 against Verona). Virtus Bologna leads the standings alone with 10 points, followed by Napoli and Treviso with 8 each.