Grigonis, Kuzminskas, Gudaitis and Maksvytis decided to leave Russian teams / News - Basketnews.com

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At least four Lithuanians, who were representing Russian clubs, have decided to leave the squads.

Marius Grigonis

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According to BasketNewssources, among them are the head coach of the Lithuanian national team Kazys Maksvytis, CSKA Moscow player Marius Grigonis, and Zenit Saint Petersburg duo of Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Arturas Gudaitis.

So far, none of them has officially announced it due to an extraordinary situation.

In the last few days, the players have been discussing the possibilities and ways to terminate or suspend contracts with their agents, the EuroLeague Players' Association (ELPA), the EuroLeague itself, and FIBA.

Without waiting for final decisions, they are determined to leave Russia.

Via BasketNews sources, Mindaugas Kuzminskas has already come back to Lithuania.

Per the Lithuanian Basketball Federation's report, Maksvytis will announce his decision on Monday, as now he is paying full attention to the Lithuanian national team's games in the World Cup Qualifiers.

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