“It’s a shame that the basketball world has been divided.”
Window 3 of the Asian Cup qualifying was canceled at the last minute due to a request from the government of Qatar, the venue. Regarding the Japan national team to be dispatched to Window 3 this time, Shinji Shimada, chairman of the B League, held a meeting today, and as both the chairman of the B League and the vice chairman of the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), he was involved in the decision making. I explained.
Window3 was decided in Tokyo after receiving a candidacy from Japan, but it will be changed to Doha (Qatar) due to a state of emergency this year. At the same time, FIBA strongly requested participation, and JBA began to consider participating in the qualifying.
It was on February 3rd that the situation and player selection policy were explained from JBA to B League. Although it was obligatory to respond to the convocation of the national team and each club was willing to cooperate, the players who went to Qatar were required to be quarantined for two weeks when they returned to Japan, and during the regular season and the Emperor’s Cup You will miss the final round. The B-League requested thorough safety measures for players and restrictions on the dispatch of players to maintain fairness in league games. This is the rule of “up to one person can be convened from one club,” which was reported in some media.
Chairman Shimada acknowledged that this rule was in place, and commented that some clubs and players did not accept the convocation as a result. “We have to support the decision in such a difficult situation. However, since there are clubs and players who have decided to dispatch, we considered sanctions in consideration of governance, but eventually the tournament was canceled. This case has been closed. “
“Everything is irregular. Although there are rules and regulations, there are families and children in this situation, it is difficult to guarantee if infected, there are concerns about the condition, and there are concerns about the destination of Qatar. Some players could not cooperate with the national team. It would be sanctioned in light of the rules, but it was not a situation to blame the clubs and players who judged it difficult in this situation. “
FIBA is considering an alternative for the Asian Cup qualifiers, and this situation may happen again in the near future. Depending on the situation at that time, it is necessary to take measures, but Chairman Shimada talked about the sense of crisis about the division of the basketball world.
“I’m very sorry that the basketball world, which I’ve been working on with all basketball, has been divided because of doubts in various places and I couldn’t get rid of it even though I took detailed communication internally. However, it is at such times that JBA, leagues, clubs, players, and fans must all be indispensable. Respecting and communicating with each other will grow the basketball world in the future. Is necessary for
“This division is the greatest strength of Corona for humankind. The basketball world is also divided, but I think that overcoming Corona is also overcoming this division. Regular season I want to challenge not only to carry out to the end but also to win the essence of Corona. “
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