Due to a lack of personnel on the Parisian side, the Euroleague match between Paris Basket and Fenerbahçe had to be postponed.
The controversy is growing. Fenerbahçe criticized on Friday the decision of the Euroleague to postpone a few hours before kick-off its match scheduled the day before in Paris against Paris Basketball, which could not field enough valid players, believing that it was creating “a dangerous precedent”.
«Unfortunately, the situation yesterday which led to the postponement is unworthy of the seriousness and level of this organization. the Turkish club wrote in English on its website.
The “Torch”one of the 13 shareholder clubs in the competition, believes that it is part of “responsibility of the Euroleague management to anticipate such situations (…) and to impose the necessary sanctions, particularly to ensure that the teams can be reinforced by players from their reserve in these situations of emergency”.
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“This decision sets a dangerous precedent and opens the door to potential abuses in the future”he adds. The club, which highlights the “staffing depth and financial requirements” required by the Euroleague from teams so that they can face a regular season of 34 matches, also regrets the impact of this decision on its supporters.
“Hundreds of Fenerbahçe fans bought tickets to support our team at the Adidas Arena from neighboring regions and countries”let the club know.
Frenchman Evan Fournier steps up to the plate
The Euroleague’s decision to postpone the match was also criticized Thursday by Olympiakos Frenchman Evan Fournier, who estimated on the social network “potentially for teams to play with the rules and it becomes dangerous”.
“If you can’t field enough players, you should have lost the match.”he judged.
The Euroleague postponed the match to a later date, as its regulations allow it to do so, facing “the impossibility (for Paris, Editor’s note) of presenting on the match sheet, as required, at least eight players able to play, due to injuries or illness”.
Paris Basketball, second in the Euroleague before this match, was already without four players, including its star point guard TJ Shorts, Tuesday against Real Madrid (96-85 defeat), due to “from a virus or food poisoning”declared his coach Tiago Splitter after the setback against the Madrilenians.
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