Berlin.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 responsible to only isolate the infected and let the games take place,” said Holz on Sunday. According to the league experts, both teams were not infectious.
Due to a positive corona test with a player from Telekom Baskets Bonn and two positive tests in the team and team environment at medi Bayreuth, the responsible health authorities had ordered a complete team quarantine. The games of both teams in the cup had to be canceled at the weekend.
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“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. If that becomes the rule, it will definitely no longer work, ”said Holz. “Our hygiene concepts, for which we have received a lot of praise from politicians and authorities, are being taken ad absurdum.”
After six corona cases at Alba Berlin, the three games of the capital city 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 quarantined 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. “We are happy that we got away with a black eye.” Newcomer Niners Chemnitz is also in quarantine, but does not take part in the trophy.
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.
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’s difficult. ”The winners of two of the four regional tournaments were not certain this weekend as planned. But Göttingen secured the first ticket for the Top Four.
© Mannheimer Morgen, Monday, October 26th, 2020
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