Dubai fires its first coach, condemns Golemac to defeat in Sarajevo

Dubai's defeat to Efes in Sarajevo, before the final round of the regular season, only theoretically qualifies for the Euroleague play-in.

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Dubnai didn't wait for Golemac's last chance, Photo: ABA League/Dragana Stjepanović
Dubnai didn't wait for Golemac's last chance, Photo: ABA League/Dragana Stjepanović
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Dubai has fired Jurica Golemac! The Slovenian coach was doomed by a debacle against Anadolu Efes, in one of the crucial games of the finals of the first phase of the Euroleague basketball season.

Dubai lost to Efes in the 37th round of the Euroleague in Sarajevo with 85:69, and it meant nothing to the Turkish team.

The Golemac team has, for a place in the Euroleague play-in, now only theory keeps Dubai in the play-off game in the club's first Euroleague season - Barcelona needs to lose in the last round at home to Bayern, and Dubai needs to win against the great Valencia.

Basketball icons Saša Đorđević and Vasilis Spanuliss are mentioned as candidates for the position of the first coach in the club's history - Golemac, because Dubai was founded only two seasons ago.

Djordjevic has been out of contract since 2014, and Spanoulis left Euroleague side Monaco due to an economic and personnel crisis at the club from the "principality".

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