Decimated by an epidemic, Paris Basketball was unable to play this Thursday, December 19 in the Euroleague. Enough to cast doubt on the holding of its next match, Sunday December 22, against ASVEL.
A nice early Christmas gift for basketball fans, in a new setting on the national scene since it is the first time that the Arena will be the scene of a championship match since its inauguration in November 2023.
But will the gift be preserved? Or will he go pschitt? Doubt sets in after postponement of the Euroleague match between Paris and Fenerbahçethis Thursday evening.
No request for postponement
The fault of one epidemic which decimates the Parisian workforce, “a virus with flu-like symptoms“, according to L’Equipe. The first signs, moreover, appeared last Friday, at the Astroballe, during the Villeurbanne victory in the Euroleague (98-93).
Still according to the sports daily, a new inventory will be made this afternoon to assess the forces available in preparation for the trip to Décines on Sunday. For now, no postponement request has been made.
According to the regulations of the National Basketball League, a match is maintained when a team can present five players under professional contract.
In the meantime, theASVELfor its part, travels to the Lithuanians of Zalgiris Kaunas this Friday in the Euroleague (7 p.m.).
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