La EuroLeague de Baloncesto ha seguido rigurosamente de cerca el desarrollo del COVID-19, teniendo en cuenta las consideraciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud que la han catalogado de pandemia, el incremento del riesgo de contagio de los participantes en los partidos, el incremento de las restricciones de movimiento dentro de Europa, las restricciones de poder viajar a ciertos destinos, y las diferentes recomendaciones de las autoridades sanitarias que pueden ser útiles para prevenir la propagación del virus.
Como consecuencia de ello es imposible mantener la competición con regularidad, con el objetivo de preservar la salud y la seguridad de los participantes y los aficionados, la EuroLeague de Baloncesto de acuerdo con los Clubes ha tomado la decisión de suspender temporalmente toda la Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2019-20, 7DAYS Eurocup y el EuroLeague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament hasta nueva orden.
La Euroleague de Baloncesto seguirá de cerca el desarrollo de los acontecimientos para verificar en qué momento es posible revertir esta suspensión.
Euroleague Basketball competitions suspended
Euroleague Basketball has been closely monitoring the latest developments regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, namely the consideration by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the outbreak is a pandemic, the increased risks for all participants in games, the increasing restrictions of movement across Europe, the vast amount of traveling disruptions causing the impossibility to reach certain destinations, and the different recommendations by the health authorities that may be helpful to prevent the spread of the virus.
As a consequence of the above it has become impossible to maintain the regularity of the competitions, and in order to preserve the health and safety of the participants and fans, Euroleague Basketball in agreement with its clubs has taken the decision to temporarily suspend all 2019-20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, 7DAYS EuroCup and Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament games until further notice.
Euroleague Basketball will closely monitor any further developments to verify whether they allow the suspension to be reverted.
