The Euroleague referee who robbed an airport, suspended for the entire season without whistle

Boltauzer will be on the bench this entire campaign and it is not certain that he will referee again in the next one, as it will be a commission of his own. Euroleague the one who decides in the summer if he is suitable to put on the collegiate uniform again. An important blow for the league, since the Slovenian was one of its most recognized referees, with two decades of experience and who had directed several of the hottest duels on the calendar, as well as various Final Four.

The events occurred specifically on December 5, 2023. Boltauzer had been in charge of refereeing in a Partizan – Monaco disputed that same day and, when he was preparing to leave Serbia, he was caught stealing a perfume in one of the Nikola Tesla establishments. However, the cameras captured the theft, the police went in search of him and he quickly confessed to the robbery.

He was not arrested and, a few months later, on April 30, the Red Star of Belgrade made public documents in which Boltauzer had reached an agreement to avoid being prosecuted, which consisted of paying for the perfume and donating about 30,000 Serbian dinars, about 260 euros, to a charity organization. When this information was uncovered, the former player Matt Janningwho came through the ranks of Baskonia, assured that Boltauzer “had been stealing for years”, although he seemed to be referring to strictly sporting aspects.