Euroleague Basketball Coaches Council Executive Director Goran Sasic spoke in favor of Russian teams returning to the tournament “Championship”.
“Do I want Russian clubs to return? First of all, as a Serbian, yes. Having worked in the Euroleague for nine years and as the executive director of the coaching council, I would welcome this,” said Sasic.
In mid-June 2022, seven out of 11 shareholders voted to block the participation of Russian clubs in the Euroleague and EuroCup next season.
At the end of February, the Euroleague Council decided to suspend the participation of Russian clubs in European tournaments. The reason for this was the events in Ukraine. Russian clubs were subsequently excluded from the tournaments and their results were annulled.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has decided to ban the men’s national teams of Russia and Belarus from the 2023 World Cup qualifiers in 2022.
Andrey Vatutin, formerly president of PBC CSKA approved A lawsuit was filed against Euroleague in the Luxembourg court.