FC Porto's basketball team became champions by defeating Sporting in the final played in Luanda, Angola, in a game that was stained by episodes of great violence and lack of fair-play. The presence of LeBron James, NBA star, as a special guest of the competition was one of the highlights of the event.
The match was being well contested until a Sporting player committed an unnecessary intentional foul on an opponent, which triggered a series of confrontations between players from both teams. The situation degenerated into pushing and scenes of great exaltation among the players on the court.
The climate of tension led to multiple expulsions during the match, ruining what should have been a final of high sporting quality. Despite the incidents, FC Porto managed to achieve victory and lift the champion's trophy.
The final took place at the Luanda pavilion, with LeBron James' presence attracting great media attention to the event, which ended up being negatively marked by the episodes of violence between players from the two Portuguese teams.
