Hashemi: We did badly with basketball / We do not know

According to IRNA, Mustafa Hashemi said in his press conference after the victory against Syria: “The players were committed for three weeks and really appeared in the role of a gentleman. In this atmosphere they created against basketball, they endured well and had patience that I I was embarrassed.

Asked why Kamrani was left out for the game, he said: “It was my opinion as the head coach of the national team, I was thinking about his health, and during this time he supported me a lot as a captain and I thank him.”

Hashemi complained to people who speak out against basketball: “What have we done with the basketball family?” What image of our players was magnified because of what happened at the airport? What image did we create of the president of the federation in the community? We all have flaws, don’t we? Why did we go the way of regulatory bodies? We are a basketball family and it should protect the sanctity of the Imamzadeh, but we did not.

He continued: “We took a path that shows the future how to achieve their goals effortlessly.” Other disciplines say bad things about us and we are to blame. We grew up in this field and basketball is a respected family. Why do we make ugly pictures of each other? Am I being ridiculous? What do you mean by the president of the federation and his gang? What do these words mean? I mean, I am the head coach of the national team and the players in the team?

Hashemi, who strongly complained about some of the behaviors, apologized to the media and left the press conference hall.