A brawl outside a nightclub in Serbia has landed Partizan basketball players in hot water. The incident followed their win over Mega Basket on Sunday.
What happened
Witnesses say clubgoers started harassing a group of young people because they were with the basketball players. The harassment included racist slurs. The situation escalated when the group left the club and waited outside for the players. A fight broke out, and a video of the incident surfaced on social media.
The footage shows Partizan player Carlik Jones hitting a man on the head with a bottle. The victim fell, and Jones allegedly hit him again with the broken bottle.
Aftermath
The police were called around 4:30 a.m. on Monday, and they found three injured men. The victims told police that Partizan players were involved in the fight. Two men suffered minor head injuries, and one had a broken finger. The Partizan players weren’t at the scene when police arrived, but they’re expected to give statements about the incident.
- The fight happened around 4:00 a.m. on Monday.
- Three men were injured and taken to the hospital.
- The Partizan players are expected to cooperate with the police investigation.