The news from Podgorica, just before the end of the first quarter of the match against Split, did not seem to have sufficiently pleased and inspired Željko Obradović’s players. Instead of convincing the Crvena Zvezda players that the fight for the top spot in the ABA league is still possible, the unexpected defeat by Budućnost had the opposite effect. Instead of easily defeating their opponents, the Serbian giant provided its fans with one of the most unpleasant surprises of the season. The Split basketball players.