EuroLeague Faces Urgent Reform, Says olimpiaโค Milano’s Ettore Messina
Milan, Italy – November 10, 2023 – Olimpia Milano’s long-time specialist Ettoreโข Messina publicly endorsed the NBA’sโฃ expanding European initiatives while concurrentlyโ voicing serious concerns โขregarding the EuroLeague’sโฃ current financial stability and increasingly demanding schedule.Messina’s statements come as the league โขgrapples with a surge in player injuries and โขescalating costs associated withโข attracting talent.
The veteran coach indicated the league is at aโ critical juncture, requiring a complete overhaul toโฃ balanceโฃ sportingโฃ competition, economic realities, and organizational logistics. โHe specifically highlighted โคthe financialโฃ pressures created by competition with the NBA โขfor european players, exacerbated by new NBAโฃ contract structures.adding toโข the strain, โthe euroleague has already recorded 60 player injuries since the end of September, a figure Messina deemsโ unsustainable.”Things โlikeโ this cannot go on,” he stated.
Messina emphasized the club’s willingness to consider all potential solutions. “We areโ open to all offersโ and we will listen to them,โ and then the decision will be madeโค byโ the owners of โtheโข club,” he said, signaling a proactive approach โto addressing โthe โmounting challenges. The situation impacts players, team owners, fans, and โthe overall competitiveness of Europeanโข basketball. โข A resolution is expected following a โขreview of proposals by the EuroLeague club owners.
Viewers inโข Lithuania โcan watch everyโ Zalgiris EuroLeague match on โคTV3,โ with all games also available โฃon Go3.