Tension erupts between Bartzokas and Vezenkov during Olympiacos win

Georgios Bartzokas and Sasha Vezenkov were involved in a heated exchange during Olympiacos’ road win over Besiktas.
The argument took place late in the third quarter, with Bartzokas then keeping his star forward on the bench for most of the final period.

The incident occurred after a play late in the third quarter. Bartzokas and Vezenkov exchanged heated words, and the tension continued during the break before the fourth period. The Olympiacos coach then kept Vezenkov on the bench until only 1:45 remained in the game.

Despite the incident, Vezenkov still led Olympiacos with 16 points in 24 minutes, shooting 6-of-11 from the field, 2-of-5 from three and 2-of-2 from the line, while adding 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Olympiacos went on to beat Besiktas 81-73 for its sixth EuroLeague win of the season.

The Greek side was also dealing with several absences, including Nikola Milutinov, Evan Fournier and Jean Montero, while Tyler Dorsey remains unavailable following a club suspension.