The Bundesliga basketball players of the Giessen 46ers and their longtime figurehead John Bryant go their separate ways. The American is drawn to another BBL club, for the Mittelhessen it is the second departure within two days.
John Bryant leaves the casting 46ers. After almost four and a half years and 112 games for Central Hesse, both sides surprisingly agreed on Thursday to terminate the contract immediately. As the 46ers announced, the 34-year-old American is looking for a new challenge in the basketball league. Bryant changes to Central German BC.
Bryant, who had been wearing the 46ers shirt since 2017 with a short break, was still considered a top performer and leading player at the beginning of the season. After the captain had recently been used less and less, the separation now followed. “Unfortunately it is sometimes the case that the planned and hoped for do not happen,” commented Managing Director Sebastian Schmidt on the departure.
Tate also leaves Giessen
Already on Wednesday the Giessen had separated from US-Gard Jalen Tate for disciplinary reasons. “Selfish players with bad body language are absolutely out of place and will not help us in our mission to stay up,” the statement said. Tate was only signed in October and had played ten games since then.
In the BBL, the 46ers, who would have been relegated in sporting terms last season, but then benefited from a wildcard, are in penultimate place in the table. Your away game in Berlin, planned for Sunday, was canceled due to several corona cases in the capital.
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