Krunoslav Simon won arbitration case against Anadolu Efes / News - Basketnews.com

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On January 17, 2022, the ELPA, the Euroleague Players' Association, announced that Croatian player Krunoslav Simon won the arbitration case against his club Anadolu Efes, successfully represented by the ELPA itself.

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Simon and ELPA brought the case before the newly found EuroLeague Basketball Dispute Resolution Chamber (EBDRC). Simon had been fined 50% of his monthly salary by Anadolu Efes after he had returned to his country to attend the funeral of a close relative.

The EuroLeague Basketball Dispute Resolution Chamber decided that the fine was too heavy and ordered that it needed to be reduced by more than 80%. Anadolu Efes was also ordered to pay the majority of the arbitration costs and part of the player's legal expenses.

Everything happened in October, before the EuroLeague game against ASVEL. Simon asked permission to leave the team to attend the funeral in his country, coach Ataman refused the request but the player decided to go regardless.

Simon was available for the following game against Olimpia Milan on October 15, but coach Ataman decided not to use him and the player was fined for his decision to leave without the permission of the club.

A few days later, Anadolu Efes also decided to add American guard Elijah Bryant to the roster.

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