Head Coach Russian basketball team Zoran Lukic commented on the Euroleague’s decision to withdraw Russian clubs from participating in the tournament for the 2022/23 season.
“Unfortunately, what everyone expected happened. What should be done now so that the level of basketball does not drop? It is difficult for me as a coach to comment on this situation. You can see that the VTB United League continues to control everything to the fullest.
In the new season, two clubs will appear, the number of foreign players in the teams will decrease. According to information available in the media, the coaches of Russian teams that played in the Euroleague also remain. Yes, there will be a dearth of international-level matches, but at this stage we have to try to get the maximum benefit not only for the clubs, but also for the Russian players, “Championship” quotes Lukich.
In March 2022 Euroleague announced that CSKA, Zenit Saint Petersburg and UNICS Kazan were excluded from the draw due to the situation in Ukraine, their results were cancelled. In addition, Lokomotiv-Kuban was suspended from participating in the Eurocup.
The place of UNICS and Zenit in the new season will be taken by the Spaniard from Valencia and the Serbian from Partizan.
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Source : MatchTV
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