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Jordi Bertomeu press conference following season cancellation

Following the announcement on Monday of the decision by the Euroleague Commercial Assets Shareholders Executive Board to cancel the 2019-20 season in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, Euroleague Basketball President and CEO Jordi Bertomeu met in a video conference call with media members from across the continent to address the cancellation and to take their questions.

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Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages and organizes the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the EB Adidas Next Generation Tournament.

The EB competitions bring the elite of European basketball to all five continents and to the entire sports community through the OTT platform EuroLeague TV. EB also organizes a series of community and educational programs. Its ground-breaking corporate social responsibility program One Team features all EB clubs that have already made a difference in the lives of over 19,000 participants. Its Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.