The Euroleague has made the decision this Monday to expel the three Russian teams that this season disputed the competition for the invasion of Ukraine. One has a permanent license (CSKA) and the other two are invited (Zenit and Unics). A suspension that is temporary in principle, but that can be permanent for the entire campaign.
A problem that directly affects some templates that have been decomposing since the beginning of the aggression against Ukraine. The first to leave was Tornike ShengeliaGeorgian power forward who had already had problems in the team for geopolitical and cultural reasons, from CSKA Moscow. His partner Gabriel Lundberg would followDanish and ex of Spanish teams like Manresa or Canarias.
The same path will be followed in the next few hours by the German Johannes Voigtmannthe lithuanian Marius Grigonis and the nacionazalido as Russian despite being Ukrainian by birth Joel Bolomboy. The American Daniel Hackett He was the last to leave, leaving aside Kevin Pangos: The Canadian base began the season in the NBA and after being cut by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he signed for the Moscow team. There is no record that he has traveled to Russia.
These casualties have been confirmed by the Muscovites in a statement in which they highlight that “is a violation of the terms of the contracts” what “the club will treat as understandable personal situations“.
This situation will be resolved when the war between Russia and its neighboring country calms down, warning that there may be “future consequences“Because the contracts are still in force. But in the other two clubs they are not saved.
Zenith and Unics
Shabazz Napier has been confirmed at Zenitwho would have just returned to action last week (and with whom he was propagandistically intoxicated that his departure had to do with physical disability and not with the war situation), and will soon be followed by Tyson Carter, Jordan Loyd, Billy Baron , Conner Frankamp, Alex Poythress, Mateusz Ponitka and Jordan Mickey, as well as the Lithuanians Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Arturas Gudaitis, who have returned to their country due to pressure from their government, and Spanish coach Xavi Pascual. In the Unics, for the moment, there are no confirmed news in the squad although Jarrell Brantley could return to his country in the next few hours.
