London Lions ruled out from FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions

London Lions have been ruled out from participating in the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season, taking place from January 26-29, 2021 in hubs around Europe.

FIBA Regional Office Europe was informed by the club about several positive PCR test results from the required pre-travel tests among the team delegation prior to the travel to Group E hub in Wloclawek, Poland.

The remaining players and staff in the team delegation tested negative, however have to be considered close 1st level contacts with a high risk of potential infection due to the high number of cases in the team and the short timeframe since the confirmed positive tests.

Therefore, the Crisis Management Team for the Club Competitions of FIBA Europe, based on the recommendation of experts from the FlBA Medical Commission, has decided that the London Lions club will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming Regular Season hub for Group E.

As per the decision of the Board of FIBA Europe regarding the FIBA Europe Cup hubs, all games of London Lions will be considered as forfeited.

All other games in the group remain as scheduled.

FIBA Regional Office Europe will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Europe on a daily basis and communicate further updates regarding FIBA Europe Cup when necessary.