The Gordian knot has finally been cut, the complicated relations between FIBA - ABA - ex-YU national associations will finally be "corrected", since the regional competition should receive the necessary consent on Sunday.
The European branch of the world house of basketball had several objections to the agreement reached by representatives of clubs and associations in Zagreb, which is why the same people gathered in Belgrade yesterday.
The recommendations were adopted, so now there are probably no obstacles for FIBA to recognize the league in which teams from these areas will play.
"After communication with FIBA, we received new proposals, which we accepted in most cases. The situation is developing in the right direction, we are on the right track and we are crossing our fingers that FIBA will recognize the ABA League on Sunday. This regional competition has been going on for 14 years and it is in our interest to will continue. Everything is connected, both national teams and federations. If it wasn't for the combination of all this, there wouldn't be such a successful basketball in the former Yugoslavia. In front of the clubs, as the first president of the league, I can say that we are not satisfied, but very satisfied," he said is the first man of Budućnost Volija Dragan Bokan, who is entrusted to lead the league in the first season when the famous company Sidro will not be in charge.
The Adriatic League lost its recognition by the decision of FIBA Europe on March 7, because it was the only one in Europe that refused to submit status documentation. FIBA requested a change in the management of the regional competition, so that the clubs and national federations would take control.
In a game of power, FIBA has threatened to expel it from international competitions if the ownership structure of the Adriatic League is not resolved or if the clubs recognize the existing competition. Now it is behind the clubs in the region, but it remains to be seen how they will play in the Euroleague and Eurocup, organized by ULEB...
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