The match of the 17e Euroleague day between Paris Basketball and Fenerbahçe scheduled for this Thursday at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle (8:30 p.m.) has been postponed to a later date “due to an insufficient number of players available within the Parisian squad “.
“Unforeseen circumstances”
The team created in 2018 indicated in a press release that “unforeseen circumstances, linked to injuries and unavailability, do not allow the club to have a full squad to ensure the meeting in optimal conditions”.
Less than eight players able to play
The Euroleague for its part announced that Paris Basketball was “unable to present on the match sheet, as required, at least eight players able to play, due to injuries or illnesses”.
The body “will study with the teams concerned the best options for rescheduling the meeting,” she added.
Already four absent against Real
Paris Basketball, currently second in the Euroleague, was already deprived of four players, including its star leader TJ Shorts, Tuesday against Real Madrid (96-85 defeat).
“A virus, food poisoning, I don’t know what it is. After the match against Asvel (December 13 in the Euroleague, editor’s note), many players felt bad, some fell ill,” Tiago Splitter, the Parisian coach, declared at a press conference on Tuesday.
He added that he was “praying” to find his strength for the clash against the Turks, sixth in the ranking with only one victory behind Paris.
Against Real, Paris Basketball was deprived, in addition to Shorts (2e top scorer and 2e best passer in the Euroleague), Yakuba Ouattara and Enzo Shahrvin. Mikael Jantunen only played eight minutes before returning to the locker room, weakened.
Despite good resistance, the Parisian club conceded its second defeat in a row after an incredible series of ten successes in a competition that it is discovering this season.
