Overview

• At a preseason briefing in Dubai, EuroLeague CEO Paulius Motiejunas said the league is monitoring developments and would act accordingly if UEFA or other bodies move to exclude Israeli teams, emphasizing safety for players, teams and fans.
• FIBA competitions continue to admit Israeli clubs, with officials indicating there is no basis to bar them without an explicit directive from the IOC.
• Trapani Shark president Valerio Antonini publicly urged organizers not to play Israeli opponents and plans to ask the Basketball Champions League to remove those teams.
• The EuroLeague season starts Tuesday with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv on the entry list, and Barcelona’s opener against Hapoel moved to Sofia for security reasons.
• UEFA is studying a suspension of Israeli football clubs, a potential trigger that EuroLeague leadership says would weigh heavily on its own stance.