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Portlaoise Panthers have mentioned they’ll refuse to replay the ultimate 0.3 seconds of their match towards Limerick Sport Eagles as a result of it might be “completely against the spirit of basketball”.
Limerick Sport Eagles beat Portlaoise Panthers 80-78 on 23 March.
The Panthers appealed the consequence on the grounds a foul name, which led to the Eagles’ successful free throws, was awarded 1.6 seconds after the buzzer.
Basketball Eire ordered the groups to replay 0.3 seconds of the sport.
Nonetheless, in a press release launched on Wednesday, the Panthers mentioned replaying the final 0.3 seconds of the Division 1 quarter-final would go towards the “values of the game of basketball”.
“We think the ordering of 0.3 seconds to be replayed of our quarter-final is completely against the spirit of basketball and, as said above, was never the basis for appeal,” mentioned the Panthers.
“We would never ask nor expect Limerick Sport Eagles, a club whom we hold in the highest regard, to travel to Portlaoise to play the remaining 0.3 seconds.
“It will be in no one’s curiosity and wouldn’t be adherent to the values of the sport of basketball. To be clear, if we’re instructed to take to the courtroom to play the 0.3 seconds, we are going to refuse to take action.”
The Panthers were initially told by the National League Committee (NLC) the result would stand as a referee’s decision cannot be retrospectively overturned.
However, they were given the option to appeal to the National Appeals Committee (NAC).
The NAC ruled the match should be replayed in its entirety, but Basketball Ireland subsequently said the option to appeal was “granted in error”.
The NLC then ruled the fixture would not be replayed in full, but that the remaining 0.3 seconds should be played with the Eagles leading 80-78.
“We wish to sincerely want Limerick Sport Eagles, UCD Marian and Tolka Rovers the perfect of luck for the rest of the play-offs,” added the Panthers.
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