The VTB United League matches, which will take place on December 18 and 19, will begin with a minute of silence in memory of the president of Saratov “Avtodora” Vladimir Rodionov, reports the tournament press service.
On Monday, it became known that Rodionov had died at the age of 77. He was president of Avtodor for 41 years. As Kazan UNICS President Evgeny Bogachev told , Rodionov died in the hospital during a heart operation.
— The VTB United League expresses its sincere condolences to the family and friends of the president of the Saratov club. The matches “Uralmash” – UNICS and “Yenisei” – “Avtodor” will begin with a minute of silence, the message says.
Rodionov is an Honored Coach of Russia, a member of the VTB United League Hall of Fame.
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Source : MatchTV
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