Monaco stripped of French league win for fielding suspended player / News - Basketnews.com

Monaco forfeited the win against Strasbourg after the French league found out that Jaron Blossomgame was still under suspension and shouldn't have been registered for that game.

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AS Monaco resisted Dijon's comeback at the end of their French league Round 29 match despite the absences of Mike James and Donatas Motiejunas.

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48 hours after securing 3rd place in the final EuroLeague standings and the home-court advantage in the playoffs, the Roca Team achieved a crucial win to keep the lead in the Betclic Elite.

Despite this success in Burgundy, the Roca Team didn't improve its position in the domestic league table. The LNB found out that Monaco had illicitly fielded Jaron Blossomgame in the March 24 outing against Strasbourg, which the EuroLeague side won 92-78.

However, as Blossomgame was serving a one-game suspension, following his ejection from the semi-final of the Coupe de France, SIG were declared winners and their overall record improved to 15-14. Monaco, on the other hand, dropped to 24-5, but are still three wins away from 2nd-placed and recent EuroCup winners Paris Basketball.

One week later, Monaco took note of Blossomgame's suspension, and the player didn't follow the squad to Saint-Quentin (a 71-69 loss) like his coach, Sasa Obradovic.

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