– Along with the entire world economy we are now experiencing a difficult situation. Because of the circumstances and the termination of the season “Khimki” could not fulfill obligations to sponsors, such as advertising matches and so on. But make every effort to ensure that financially the situation has not affected the players and staff are still evaluating the impact of a pandemic – quoted Golubkov press-service of BC “Khimki”. – Is now focused on optimization of the expenditures of the club and the budget for next season, where we were again waiting for the part in the Euroleague. For BC Khimki this will be the fifth season in the top continental tournament in 2015, and in total, in our history, the eighth, and we hope that the Euroleague management will notice this fact and will consider providing our club a permanent license “A”.
Recall that at the time of the early termination of two-round competition of the Euroleague regular season Khimki players were in the area getting into the playoffs, dramatically increasing its performance on gaming period preceding the peak of a global pandemic coronavirus. In the last five matches, that is, from 24 th to 28-th round (all in the League of 18 clubs), the wards of head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis won five times. Perhaps the most striking victory in last season can be called a home success in the meeting with such continental giants as Spanish “real” (Madrid). In January, the “Khimki” on its site “Arena Mytischi” defeated a formidable opponent with a score of 102:94. By the way, “real” before the forced end of the Euroleague championship 2019/20 ranked second.
– Our club has worked for both the continuation of the event and the resumption of the season in June-July, and early completion. So we were ready for any decision Euroleague noted doves. – Of course, we all really missed basketball, I was constantly in touch with managers and team. Without the ability to work and train in the usual volume, all felt uncomfortable. However, we accepted the situation as a given. In recent months, our common priority is health. Did everything to protect the club staff, players and coaches. Fortunately, cases of diseases in our team no. However, the decision of Euroleague to finish the season proved to be correct. Collect all 18 teams in one city and spend the remainder of the game was very difficult from the point of view of the organization business. Now we have the opportunity in a safe environment to prepare well for the start of the new season.
In the international championship of VTB United League with nine Russian and four foreign clubs “Khimki” have come to an early finish line the undisputed leader of the regular season. United League in the end decided just to take an intermediate categorizedkaziu teams not announcing the champion and prize-winners. The Russian basketball Federation (RBF) is similar to the precedent of procedure not called the winner of the state championship of the season 2019/2020.
– In season 2019/20, we had one of the strongest and most promising compositions in the history of existence of the club – rightly said Golubkov. – Game of the year was very intriguing and I, like all fans, I would love to know what it is for us could be completed. But it turned out the way it did. I hope the decisions taken will serve as a stimulus for the development of basketball in Russia and strengthen its prestige in the European arena. Results, which were at the time of the termination of the season, I’m happy to say that objectives were met. And the fact that we occupy such a high position, gives us confidence that the club is on the right track, and the title of VTB United League is not far off.
