After the 75:87 defeat of the Hamburg Towers against Brose Bamberg, nobody wanted to talk about sport anymore. Rather, only one topic determined the subsequent press conference: The corona chaos in the BBL.
On Tuesday, 13 corona cases were reported in Würzburg, on Wednesday Alba Berlin – both teams had played against each other on December 31 – announced that several players had tested positive. Since the towers had only faced the capital city on Sunday (80:88), Towers boss Marvin Willoughby called for the Bamberg game to be canceled. Unsuccessful.
BBL: Marvin Willoughby from Hamburg Towers wanted to postpone Bamberg’s game
“From my point of view, it wasn’t necessary to play the game. We could have postponed that without any problems, “said a visibly frustrated Willoughby after the defeat and added:” At least our opponent could have been protected. In a situation where it is not clear to ourselves how the effect of the last game is on us. “
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However, since all Towers players tested negative, the game had to take place. This is dictated by the current rules that, according to Willoughby, are “no longer appropriate”. This is one of the reasons why an extraordinary meeting of the league is taking place today. You have to adapt to the Omikron variant. The BBL has already made a decision: The game planned for tomorrow between Würzburg and Bamberg has been postponed because the Corona-battered team cannot muster eight players.
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The Wilhelmsburger are facing difficult weeks. The injuries to Brown (hip), Kotsar (foot) and Hollatz (ankle) are causing concern, the towers could be hit by a corona case every day and the reduced audience: indoor occupancy is becoming an economic problem. Willoughby therefore says: “The city of Hamburg is now obliged to help us.” So that the towers “don’t go out with a catastrophe damage”.
