He was surprised in yesterday’s preview of the Euroleague match against Barcelona that Bitci Baskonia, a team that does not have enough troops, will communicate a disciplinary file to Landry Nnoko and the consequent punishment of not being summoned for the Buesa Arena game. The player stayed at home and will have to pay a financial fine.
Questioned after the match David Gil, the coach who replaced and dedicated the victory to Neven Spahija, positive for COVID, referred to the note issued by the club and did not go into further details. Well, the cause was none other than the African refused to train because he considers that he does not enjoy the minutes he deserves during official matches.
The season started with a lot of prominence for him. Dusko Ivanovic gave him considerably more minutes than Enoch or Costello, who was injured for a few weeks. Spahija’s arrival on the bench has reduced his time on the court and it is seen that he is not comfortable in Vitoria. The club is not very satisfied with their performance either, so an exit could be agreed.
On purpose, the fact that David Gil replaced Neven Spahjia on the bench in an official Euroleague match makes him the third Alava coach in history in the top continental competition after Pablo Laso and Natxo Lezkano. The most logical thing is that he continues to lead the team against Burgos in the ACB League on Sunday and against Maccabi next week due to the period of confinement that Spahija must respect.