EuroLeague suspends Fenerbahce-ALBA, Zalgiris-Zvezda games / News - Basketnews.com

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Following the postponement of the Olympiacos Piraeus-Zenit Saint Petersburg contest, two more EuroLeague Round 21 games were suspended due to COVID cases.

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The game Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. ALBA Berlin, originally scheduled to be played on Friday, January 14, was moved to a later date. ALBA requested the suspension due to local legislation imposing quarantine measures on the team after several team members tested positive for COVID-19, which leaves the team without the minimum eight players on the Authorization List fit to play.

Moreover, the game Zalgiris Kaunas - Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, January 13, has also been suspended. Zvezda requested the suspension after several team members tested positive for COVID-19, which leaves the team without the minimum eight players on the Authorization List fit to play.

Red Star currently have 10 players in the covid protocol, as well as three members of staff, including the head coach Dejan Radonjic.Following the Special Regulations due to COVID-19, approved by the ECA Shareholders Executive Board, each game can be rescheduled up to three times, if there are available dates. Euroleague Basketball will coordinate with the affected teams the best options to reschedule the games.

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