Overview

• Valencia Basket reversed an earlier plan to admit only season‑ticket holders and will bar all public access at Roig Arena.
• The club cited recommendations from the Policía Nacional and the Government Delegation after the Anti‑Violence Commission classified the game as high risk.
• Pro‑Palestinian groups, including BDS País Valencià, called for cancellation and organized demonstrations near the venue as a large security deployment accompanied the Israeli team’s arrival.
• Basquet Manresa and CB Canarias also elected to host their Israeli opponents behind closed doors in EuroCup and Basketball Champions League fixtures this week.
• Valencia has not said whether subscribers will receive compensation or whether the approach will apply to the scheduled home game against Maccabi Tel Aviv in January.