President of the VTB United League Sergei Kushchenko expressed the hope that American basketball players will continue to play for national clubs.
The day before, the American Embassy in Moscow had recommended that all Americans leave Russia.
– We have a lot of American players, but so far we don’t have any definite news at the moment. BC Samara American Legionnaires left on a work visa, we hope they will return.
All others are still in working order. All athletes work in clubs and prepare for the start of the championship, it’s today. Embassy clarification is always advisory in nature. We hope that we will not lose American legionnaires, thus preserving the quality of basketball,” Kushchenko told during the Russia is a Sports Power forum.
Source : MatchTV
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