With ten players less, affected by a viral infection, Paris basketball was unable to hold its place during the shock of the 17th day of the Euroleague, last December 19 in its Adidas Arena against the Turks of Fenerbahçe. The Euroleague then announced the postponement of the meeting to a later date. This Saturday, the organization announced its rescheduling for Monday March 3, still at the Adidas Arena.
The match against Fenerbahçe was to be played behind closed doors, in front of 8,000 spectators. In the press release the club assured on December 19 that the “tickets remain valid for the new date”. Including for Turkish fans wishing to travel from Istanbul. According to Euroleague regulations, “a match may only be suspended when, due to injury or illness, the club does not have at least eight players (…) fit to play before the start of the match. »
The postponement, however, raised questions from certain players, including Frenchman Evan Fournier, Olympiakos player. Criticisms which had led Paris basketball to publish a press release in the form of an update: “The club only had six players medically fit to train, which led the Euroleague to postpone the evening match due to 'a virus having affected almost the entire team (…) it was simply not reasonable to play last night for everyone present in the room. »
The dynamic of Paris basketball in the Euroleague has changed somewhat since mid-December. Leader of the regular phase, the Parisian club remains on three defeats in a row and has fallen to third place. This Friday, January 3, he hosts FC Barcelona to try to move forward.
