President of the VTB United League Sergei Kushchenko told that politics would not stand in the way if Russia found a player capable of playing for a National Basketball Association (NBA) club.
Considering the political situation, the NHL did not apply sanctions to Russian hockey players. Previously, Kushchenko served on the board of directors of the NBA club Brooklyn Nets.
— American sports leagues do not limit Russian players in any way, despite the current situation. A striking example is the NHL. Is business more important to people than the political situation?
— Let’s put it this way, Russian hockey and its system are world class. The performance of the players is extraordinary. Our basketball is not at that level, let’s be honest, just like football. Everything starts from here. Nobody watches politics there. And in basketball, if a player plays like Kirilenko And Swedish , – he will be taken to the NBA club. Even though now they still mix politics and sport. Let’s imagine we have an NBA level player – they will immediately recruit him there. But only Kirilenko, Mozgov and Shved succeeded. Now we look at how Demin develops in the Real system, and three or four players play with him in the system,” Kushchenko told .
Source : MatchTV
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