After the Euroleague, the Basketball Bundesliga is now starting again.
Defending champion Alba will receive the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt as their first opponent on Sunday (3 p.m. / MagentaSport, Sport1). Due to the current Corona protective measures, no spectators are allowed in the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Head coach Aito Garcia Reneses is skeptical: “We are not in good shape after the two-week break and have to accept that. Whether we win is not the first priority. Above all, we want to improve physically, step by step. ”Background: There were seven corona cases in the team, which made a fortnightly quarantine necessary.
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There is hope for a return of Maodo Lo, who was missing against Barcelona. In addition, Johannes Thiemann and Louis Olinde are battered. Peyton Siva is also questionable after his corona infection.
With the Frankfurt team, special attention should be paid to the new playmaker Jon Axel Gudmundsson from Iceland. In the first cup games he shone with an average of 16 points and almost six rebounds as a top scorer.
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