After Alba Berlin, there are now positive corona tests for other teams in the basketball Bundesliga. The fact that the entire teams have to be quarantined not only messes up the schedule. The league is angry and criticizes the actions of the health authorities.
New corona cases increase the scheduling problems in the basketball Bundesliga, the orders of the health authorities are causing trouble for those responsible. After positive tests at two clubs this weekend and the cancellation of further cup games, BBL managing director Stefan Holz clearly criticized the decision to quarantine the entire team. “In both cases, from the point of view of our hygiene board, it would have been absolutely responsible to only isolate the infected and let the games take place,” said Holz of the German press agency. According to the league experts, both teams were not infectious.
Because of a positive test with a player from Telekom Baskets Bonn and two positive tests in the team and in the vicinity at medi Bayreuth, the health authorities had ordered the teams to be completely quarantined. The games of both teams in the cup had to be canceled at the weekend. “It is disproportionate if we have an infection in the extended team with a low viral load and a whole team of 20 people is locked away for two weeks. From our point of view, this is not necessary. If this becomes the rule, it definitely does not work more, “said wood. “In this way, our hygiene concepts, for which we have received a lot of praise from politicians and authorities, are reduced to absurdity.” This week the league wants to discuss how to proceed.
“The Alba case was completely different”
After six corona cases at Alba Berlin, the three games of the capital club in the cup could not take place. “The Alba Berlin case was completely different. We stopped the game as a precaution because there was a higher degree of infection,” said Holz. In the past few days, the MHP Giants Ludwigsburg had temporarily gone into quarantine at home because of an abnormality in a test result. Since the suspected case was not confirmed, the runner-up was able to train again on Thursday. It was a preliminary result that “should never have been reported as positive”, said the second chairman, Markus Buchmann, at Magentasport. “We’re glad we got away with a black eye.”
Newcomer Niners Chemnitz is also in quarantine, but does not take part in the cup. The final round in Munich, originally planned for the beginning of November, had to be postponed beforehand. Six qualifying games still have to be made up – a major challenge given the tight schedule, especially for Euroleague participant Alba Berlin.
“” Everything is still feasible “
Even before the start of the match, BBL boss Holz had declared that there would be “impacts”. “It didn’t necessarily have to be at the beginning and in this amount,” he said now. “Everything is still feasible, we are very early in the season and the season is long. But it is difficult.” The winners of two of the four regional tournaments will not be determined this weekend as planned. With the BG Göttingen and ratiopharm Ulm, two teams have already qualified for the top four. Ulm benefited from the 99:72 victory of MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg against Brose Bamberg. This result led to a three-way comparison, which Ulm won. Göttingen crowned a flawless preliminary round record with a 123: 119 win after extra time against the JobStairs Gießen 46ers.
Bayern Munich won clearly against the Syntainics MBC Weißenfels on Sunday (97:60) and can now hope again. In order to advance to the finals, the team of coach Andrea Trinchieri is dependent on the competition. Even with another success on Monday against Hakro Merlins Crailsheim, medi Bayreuth should not win a game. Alternatively, Munich would also progress if Bayreuth wins against Crailsheim, but Bayern should do better thanks to another high victory in a three-way comparison with MBC and Bayreuth.
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