President UNICS Yevgeny Bogachev told that the words of the executive director of the Euroleague Coaching Council, Goran Sasic, could contribute to the return of Russian basketball clubs to the tournament.
Previously, the executive director of the Euroleague Coaches Council Sasic, in an interview with “Championship”, spoke in favor of the return of Russian clubs to participate in the tournament.
— Sasic spoke correctly. Naturally, we all want to play in the Euroleague, because the highest class teams play there. CSKA has repeatedly been the champion of this tournament. We were among the eight present. Zenit also performed well there. It is absolutely unfair and wrong to mix sport and politics.
— Could Sasic’s position become a certain precondition for the return of our clubs to the Euroleague?
– I think so. He is Serbian. The Serbs generally support us. The question is, to what extent will they listen to him? It would be like a balm. Basketball is an interesting, intellectual and unifying game. Sasic’s position is absolutely correct: sport remains sport. Additionally, we see what is happening regarding Israel, but their teams are not suspended,” Bogachev told .
In March 2022, CSKA and other Russian clubs were excluded from the Euroleague and their results were annulled.
Source : MatchTV
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