In Lithuania the audience is alarmed, in France only restrictions on basketball and in Italy almost complete paralysis • Hapoel Jerusalem also joined the pressure and managed to annoy even foreigners in the boot country • Coronary panic threatens to disable European basketball

• Boys play basketball in Italian San Fiorano who is in quarantine

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1 The Corona panic has not missed European basketball in recent days. It began last week when the Lithuanian Ministry of Health instructed Zallegiris Kovana not to host Armani Milan as part of the Euroleague games, and whether to host the game without an audience.

In Zalgiris they announced that they were following the Euroleague guidelines, and as long as they announced there was a game they had to keep it. Regarding the second directive, Zelgiris announced: "Sport is played for the audience", but the Lithuanian audience was concerned. Of the 15,000 ticket purchasers, only 9,500 came to see the fascinating game that ended in the Jalgiris 97: 105 victory in the extension.

2 However, the main problem is having games in Italy. The 23rd league cycle that was supposed to take place yesterday was postponed. Tomorrow Milan is scheduled to host Real Madrid, and Euroleague has announced that this game will take place without a minimal audience and the presence of journalists and other attendants. The Eurocup match between Brescia and Venice on Wednesday will also be held without a crowd.

The big problem is playing Bologna's virtuoso against Drushpaka on the quarterfinals. The Turks have announced cancellation of all flights from Turkey to Italy and back. Bologna may take a leased aircraft to land in Germany and from there to Turkey to meet the prohibition conditions. "We do not see how this game will take place," they said in Italy yesterday.

3 Meanwhile, the prohibitions and restrictions wandered west to France. The top game between Wheelerban and Monaco was postponed due to a 5,000-person ban in France in a closed place. The Euroleague has already announced that Wheelerban's game against Valencia will take place tomorrow without a crowd.
The irony is that ten miles away there was the football derby between Lyon and Set. Etienne, without the number of spectators, is limited to a stadium with about 60,000 seats. Apparently there is no law playing in the hall in front of a few thousand to tens of thousands in an open stadium.

Zelgiris vs. Milan. Thousands of fans feared to arrive // ​​Photo: IP

4 The panic also reached Israel, after it was announced that Hapoel Jerusalem had asked FIBA ​​management not to send Italian judges for the match against Prishtri this week.

This publication angered several players in Italy, including Kevin Gamble, the foreigner of Bologna who claimed: "Everyone in Italy should not be included". In Maccabi Tel Aviv business as usual. The group will fly to Belgrade on a leased aircraft and no one asked Pierre Luigi for ammonia to judge in Israel in the near future.

5 Some players in Italy tweeted yesterday: "Let us play already." And what do you say about Varese? The team players have not played official games since January 26! One week it was because the group was free due to the number of odd teams. One week because of the trophy and another week due to the team. Then came the Corona and the postponed game with Bologna did not take place last week and yesterday the league cycle was canceled. Currently, on March 8, Varza is scheduled to host Milan and close by 42 days! No official game.