Honored coach of Russia Stanislav Eremin told that he was very worried about the situation in which the CSKA Moscow basketball player found himself Nikita Kurbanov and hopes that the attacker will draw the right conclusions for himself.
On Thursday, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) announced that it had suspended Kurbanov for three months for cocaine use. The disqualification of the 37-year-old striker begins on October 20, 2023 and expires on January 19, 2024. On October 27, 2023, the CSKA captain “for personal reasons” decided to suspend his sports career.
– It’s very sad, it’s a shame. Kurbanov is one of the best Russian basketball players. He has always aroused my sympathy both as a player and through his human qualities. He must have gotten lost somewhere: sometimes a lot of money leads you down the wrong path. But I hope this situation will be a lesson for him. Since this has happened, we must draw very serious conclusions. I worry about Nikita both as a person and in purely sporting terms. God grant that he draws the right conclusions for himself. I think he can still play for a few more years,” Eremin told .
Kurbanov, 37, is an 11-time Russian champion and 7-time winner of the VTB United League. As a member of CSKA, the basketball player won the Euroleague three times and holds the club record for the number of matches played.
This United League season, Kurbanov has played in seven games for CSKA, averaging 5.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22 minutes on the court.
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Source : MatchTV
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