The EuroLeague Players Association reacted to the continuity of the competition, stating that players safety should be the no.1 priority for the teams. The statement was released regarding the potential of discussing any necessary actions in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
#ELPlayers Importance of player safety during current situation in Europe ⤵ pic.twitter.com/ZwME3Ly2hZ — EuroLeague Players Association (@the_ELPA) February 25, 2022
Per ELPA’s press release:
“In the light of unprecedented events in Ukraine and the upcoming EuroLeague and clubs’ meeting, we insist that any decisions made about the continuation and regularity of the competition are done with players, coaches, club personnel and referees safety in mind as an absolute number one priority.
We realize the complexity of the situation, but trust that correct decisions will be made. We continue to offer our utmost support to players individually and collectively as the situation develops over the next hours, days and weeks.”
All three regular season games of Round 27 involving Russian teams were postponed for safety reasons. Zalgiris Kaunas made known that the team will boycott all games in Russian soil for the rest of the season.
FC Barcelona elected not to travel to Russia for now as the contest against Zenit was officially suspended, while the same could be the case for Sunday’s matchup vs. CSKA.
Zalgiris took the decision not to travel to Russia, where they were supposed to face CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg. Read more: https://t.co/4F2erD10Jz. pic.twitter.com/cpqZFDqphX — BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) February 24, 2022
Photo: Marca
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