His controversial transfer had immediate consequences on his international career. The day after the announcement of his arrival at CSKA Moscow, in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Swedish basketball player Jonas Jerebko was excluded on Thursday by his selection. Prior to signing for CSKA, the Sweden international was without a club after finishing the 2020-21 season at fellow Moscow club Khimki Moscow.
The 35-year-old power forward is the first and to date only Swede to have played in the NBA, where he played for ten seasons (2009 and 2019) with the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and Goldens. State Warriors. The federation contacted the player to tell him that his choice to play in Russia, in a team excluded from the Euroleague (like 3 other Russian clubs) because of the invasion of Ukraine, went “against our values and our position vis-à-vis Russia”, she underlines.
“After this dialogue, we were unfortunately forced to note that the conditions were not met for Jonas Jerebko to represent the national team, adds the Swedish federation in a press release. As a player in the national team, we are a representative of Swedish basketball.
Jonas Jerebko’s last selection dates back to the end of February against Croatia for qualifying for the 2023 World Cup (in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines). A match during which support for Ukraine was shown.
