Thursday's match against Fenerbahçe was postponed to a later date because the Parisian team could not field a minimum number of eight players. The staff was also affected and everyone was placed in “quarantine”.
“As of Thursday morning, the club had only six players medically fit to train, leading the Euroleague to postpone the evening game due to a virus that affected almost the entire team. This Friday, the professional squad trained in three separate groups to avoid any further spread: the players affected by the virus or recovering were isolated from the four who were not affected,” the club said in a statement. press release.
With the valid players – a minimum of 10 are needed including 5 pros – the Parisians will be at the Astroballe this afternoon and immediately after the match, they will return to the capital to welcome Limoges on Monday at the Adidas Arena. This match should have been played on December 27 but that evening Paris will be in Vitoria to face Baskonia. It was at the request of the capital club that the league scheduled the Limoges club on Monday, creating a curious “back to back”.
“It's not ideal, but I don't subscribe to the idea that we can't do it in an exceptional way,” declared Parisian president David Kahn in the daily L'Equipe. This day when the holidays have already started was better suited to a festive family outing. It was my decision. What we couldn't predict was the virus that affected us. Something I've never seen in 25 years. At this time, it is impossible to know who will prove fit to play, although we remain optimistic. »
The pace is already crazy with two real championships to be played at the same time with a squad that is not extended like the big guns in the Euroleague, and the virus is turning everything upside down. An explanation for the sluggishness of the Parisians, who remain on three defeats in a row: ASVEL and Real Madrid in the Euroleague and Le Mans in the national championship. Can Paris Basketball put an end to this negative series against ASVEL which has been sparkling for some time?
