The dramatic developments with the Russian invasion of Ukraine have collateral losses and at the sports level. In a statement issued on the evening of Sunday, February 27, the State Department urged all Americans in Russia to return immediately to the United States for their own safety. This means almost disbandment for the biggest teams in the country, as other non-native players of the Russian teams have expressed a similar intention.
THE CSKA for the time being, it takes a somewhat tougher stance, implying in its announcement that in case players leave (five have already left, Sengelia, Grigonis, Whitman, Ludberg and Boloboi, while others follow), all aspects of their departure will be legally considered. from their contracts. On the contrary, it is more compromising Zenith (Napier, Gudaitis and Kuzminskas left), which reportedly informed its players that they could leave Russia if they wished, Unix to keep a quiet fish for the time being and to count just one loss so far (Bradley).
It is recalled that the Euroleague has already forced the Russian teams to play their home games on neutral ground outside Russia, but after the decision of many countries to close their airspace on flights from Russia, it is possible that the three Russian teams will almost … necessarily out of organization.
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