Bazarevich: in a situation with FIBA ​​EuroBasket disqualifies itself – RIA Novosti

KRASNODAR, April 16 – R-Sport, Felix Stroke. The situation with the dismissal of 14 national teams from basketball in 2017 looks as if the International Federation of Basketball European Championship (FIBA) has disqualified itself, said the agency “F-Sport” head coach of Russia Sergey Bazarevich.

on Saturday, it became known that FIBA ​​suspended the Russian and another 13 teams to participate in the European championship in 2017 against the background of the conflict with the Euroleague. The list also includes countries of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Spain, Turkey, Lithuania, Greece, Italy, Israel, Macedonia, Poland.

“I believe that common sense will prevail, and all the teams that are disqualified, will be admitted to the competition. Today, it looks as if FIBA ​​itself disqualify. Poor imagine how it will look like the European Championship without all these commands “- he said on the phone Bazarevich

In July 2015 FIBA ​​broke the contract with Euroleague club competition since the season-2015/16.. In November it became known that the Euroleague will be reformatted with the new season, the number of participants will be reduced from 24 to 16. FIBA ​​also launches the Champions League under its auspices. In February, VTB United League has agreed to conclude a three-year contract with the Euroleague, in which VTB League clubs will qualify to the Euroleague and the Cup of Europe.

In March, the European branch of FIBA ​​Europe has sent to all European national letter federation, which advised on the possible disqualification of teams, if they support the Euroleague. FIBA Europe has confirmed that the national federations, which will allow her to speak to clubs in the Euroleague or Eurocup, will be punished by dismissal from the men’s national competition. Euroleague replied that he would take the necessary legal steps at national level to ensure that the clubs the right to decide their future on their own.

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