FIBA officially announced a ticket for mass group beatings: 7 people were banned in total, Spurs players apologized and explained the reasons for the conflict

On August 26, FIBA ​​officially announced a ticket in response to the large-scale fight and conflict that broke out after the Dominican and Argentina in the Copa America, a total of 7 people were suspended, and the two national teams were fined 20,000 Swiss francs respectively. Spurs player Garcia publicly apologized and revealed the reasons for punching people, and also accused Argentina of racial discrimination.

In the 2025 Copa America group stage, the Argentine men's basketball team lost to the Dominican men's basketball team 83-84. After the game, a large-scale conflict broke out between the two sides, and many players punched and kicked, thus directly performing all the martial arts. The scene was very chaotic. Spurs player Jones Garcia still ran over to knock down the opponent after being dissuaded. This incident was too bad.

In response to this fight, FIBA ​​officially announced the ticket -

Dominican Republic: David Jones was suspended by the FIBA ​​for two games, Juan Guerrero was suspended by the FIBA ​​for one game, Juan Suero was suspended by the FIBA ​​for one game; Angel Delgado was suspended by the FIBA ​​for one game, and there was a three-year inspection period. If the player committed the same or similar violations during the inspection period, he would be suspended for one game immediately (excluding the new violations should be punished).

imposed a fine of 20,000 Swiss francs on the Dominican Basketball Federation, and a ticket of 10,000 Swiss francs were set during the three-year inspection period.

Argentina: Gonzalo Bresan was suspended for two games by the FIBA, Francesco Caffaro was suspended for one game by the FIBA, and Juan Vowlet was suspended for one game by the FIBA.

The coach Pablo Prigioni was fined 2,000 Swiss francs, the Argentine Basketball Association fined 20,000 Swiss francs, and another fine of 10,000 Swiss francs was set during the three-year inspection period.

FIBA will not comment further on the decision.

In this conflict, FIBA ​​officials imposed additional bans on 7 players, with a total of 9 bans and Spurs player Garcia being suspended for 2 games; the two teams were fined a total of 42,000 Swiss francs, about 346,500 yuan. After the FIBA ​​released the ticket, David Jones Garcia, a Dominican men's basketball player and San Antonio Spurs player, publicly apologized and accused Argentina of racial discrimination.

Garcia said in a statement: Violence is never a solution to the problem. At the end of the game, an Argentine player attacked me and another teammate was also racist insulted. The scene was out of control and the adrenaline surged, but I had to be responsible for my actions. I want to apologize to everyone, to my country, to the FIBA, which organized this wonderful game, to the San Antonio Spurs, who had higher expectations for my professional players, and to the Argentine people.

As Latinos, we should support each other, grow together, and continue to promote the sport we love. Sometimes I am influenced by emotions, but such experiences have helped me grow and improved my emotional intelligence. I will always be proud to represent the Dominican Republic and do my best.