Unusual outcome from appeal after controversial end to matchPortlaoise Panthers said free throws were awarded after buzzer
Two basketball teams in Ireland face the unusual prospect of having to go through their pre-match rituals and warm-ups in order to replay just 0.3 seconds of a playoff match that ended in controversial circumstances last month.
Portlaoise Panthers were beaten 80-78 by Limerick Sport Eagles at their home venue of St Mary’s Hall on 23 March. However, the conclusion of the second-tier men’s playoff match sparked fury among the home faithful, with Jason Killeen, a former Ireland captain and US college player for Winthrop and Augusta State, adjudged to have been fouled while attempting to shoot as the buzzer sounded.
