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Round 6 and 25 games, Zenit St Petersburg - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and CSKA Moscow - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, suspended

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 6 and 25 games, Zenit St Petersburg - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and CSKA Moscow - Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, which were scheduled to be played on Wednesday, February 17 and Friday, February 19, respectively, have been suspended. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens requested the suspension due to local legislation imposing quarantine measures on the team, which leaves it without the minimum eight players on the Authorisation List fit to play

In accordance with the Special Regulations due to COVID-19 in force, each game can be rescheduled or relocated up to three times, if there are available dates. Euroleague Basketball will coordinate with all teams the best options to reschedule or relocate their games. Alternative date or venue will be announced on official Euroleague Basketball platforms once confirmed.

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 22,000 participants. Its Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.