An era comes to an end!
Maodo Lo (30) is leaving Alba Berlin after three years. The international, who won two championships with the Berliners, has signed for Olimpia Milano for the new season.
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But other conditions must also be right for Lo. Which, he recently explained to SPORT BILD: “It’s important that you feel comfortable in a place. I’ve turned down offers from great teams in the past. A lot of things have to be right. It’s important to me that I’m in a city that’s open and has a lot to offer. Where you can relax away from the basketball court. Good restaurants, beautiful architecture. A cool city where you can switch off for a moment is important to me.”
Lo, who is the son of the famous painter Elvira Bach (72), should find all of this in Milan. In terms of sport, there is little competition in the country, Olimpia is the record champion with 29 titles. The squad finished 12th in the Euroleague and clearly missed the playoffs. Just like Alba, by the way (16th place).
It’s over! National player Lo leaves Berlin
The point guard had thought long and hard about his next contract, telling SPORT BILD: “You’re slowly getting to the age when going abroad would still be an option and you have to think about whether you’ll do it or not. In the past I have turned down many offers from abroad because there were different reasons for staying in Berlin. Let’s see what develops in the summer, whether we take this step again.”
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So now the farewell. It’s not forever. The native Berliner also says this in his parting words to Alba fans: “In my three years here, I always gave everything for you. Even if we unfortunately didn’t make it back to the championship last season, we celebrated really great successes together, which will always remain in my heart. Now I wanted to take the chance to play abroad again. But Berlin will always be my home. That’s why we’ll definitely see each other again.”
Lo is currently preparing for the World Cup in Japan, Malaysia and the Philippines (25 August to 10 September). First test on August 5 in Bonn against Sweden.
2023-07-22 10:48:17
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