Sada je odluka definitivna - košarkaši Dubaija će u polufinalu AdmiralBet ABA lige ugostiti Budućnost Voli u Zenici, objavljeno je na sajtu regionalnog takmičenja. Prva utakmica je u četvrtak (18), druga je na programu 25. maja u Podgorici, dok je eventualna majstorica zakazana za 28. maj (20). Dubai je zbog rata na Bliskom istoku utakmice ABA lige i Evrolige igrao na neutralnom terenu u Sarajevu. Nakon plasmana u završnicu regionalnog takmičenja, iz kluba su tražili da mečeve igraju u svojoj „Koka-Kola areni“. Ali, nakon toga su se oglasili iz Budućnosti. Upravni odbor crnogorskog kluba je prethodne sedmice, nakon plasmana u polufinale, saopštio da je nakon razgovora sa igračima i stručnim štabom donio jednoglasnu odluku da ekipa ne putuje u Dubai. Potom je u četvrtak održana sjednica Predsjedništva ABA lige na kojoj je jednoglasno donijeta odluka da Dubai do kraja sezone igra na neutralnom terenu. Činilo se tada da je sve gotovo, ali je Dubai u petak zaprijetio ABA ligi sporom pred Sportskim arbitražnim sudom u Lozani. U pismu koje je generalni menadžer kluba iz Emirata Dejan Kamenjašević uputio klubovima i rukovodstvu lige navodi se da su članovi Predsjedništva ABA lige, predstavnici Budućnosti i Partizana, Dragan Bokan i Ostoja Mijailović bili u sukobu interesa jer su učestvovali u donošenju odluke koja direktno utiče na plej-of. Klub je zatražio da ABA liga u naredna 24 sata povuče ili suspenduje odluku, uz upozorenje da će, u suprotnom, slučaj završiti pred sudom u Lozani. A onda je odluka povučena. U subotu je održan sastanak Predsjedništva i rukovodstva lige sa Dubaijem, a tada je poručeno da će novi sastanak biti održan danas. I konačno - danas je saopšteno da će Dubai svoje mečeve u polufinalu igrati na neutralnom terenu.
Buducnost VOLI u Zenici gostuje Dubaiju u polufinalu ABA lige
The decision is now final - Dubai will host Buducnost VOLI in ABA League semifinals in Zenica. The first game is on Thursday, the second on May 25 in Podgorica. Dubai has played their ABA League and EuroLeague games on neutral ground in Sarajevo due to the war in the Middle East. After qualifying for the regional championship finals, the club requested to play their games in their own "Koka-Kola Arena". However, after that, they were contacted by Buducnost. The management of the Montenegrin club announced last week, after qualifying for the semifinals, that after talks with the players and the coaching staff, they had made a unanimous decision not to travel to Dubai. Then, on Thursday, a meeting of the ABA League Presidency was held, where a unanimous decision was made for Dubai to play on neutral ground for the rest of the season. It seemed that everything was over, but Dubai threatened ABA League with a lawsuit before the Sports Arbitration Court in Lausanne on Friday. In a letter sent by the club's general manager, Dejan Kamenjašević, to the clubs and the league management, it is stated that the members of the ABA League Presidency, representatives of Buducnost and Partizan, Dragan Bokan and Ostoja Mijailović, were in a conflict of interest because they participated in the decision that directly affects the playoffs. The club requested that ABA League withdraw or suspend the decision within 24 hours, warning that, otherwise, the case would end up in court in Lausanne. And then the decision was withdrawn. On Saturday, a meeting of the Presidency and the management of the league with Dubai was held, and then it was announced that a new meeting would be held today. And finally - today it was announced that Dubai will play their games in the semifinals on neutral ground.