Dispute between Ratiopharm Ulm and BBL: Who brings the turn?

Dispute between Ratiopharm Ulm and BBL: Who brings the turn?

Ulm, Deutschland - Basketball in Germany is currently in full swing, but the final series between Ratiopharm Ulm and Bayern Munich is overshadowed by a violent conflict. The dispute revolves around the rejected reorganization of the decisive games, a topic that heats the minds and ensures clarification.

ratiopharm Ulm had submitted an application to postpone the fourth and fifth part in the play-off final, since the appointments collapsed with the possible participation of the two talents Noa Essengue and Ben Saraf on the NBA draft. The event in New York will take place on June 25th and 26th, while the games of the final series for June 24th and 26th are scheduled. But the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) rejected this application on the grounds that there was no "important reason" for relocating. This decision contradicts the interests of Ratiopharm Ulm, which clearly spoke out against the procedure of the BBL in a message and said that the representation of the league did not correspond to the facts. The impression that talks were rejected to solve the appointment problem increases the lack of understanding on the part of the Ulmer.

The parties in the dispute

The Basketball Bundesliga emphasizes that it must adhere to the game regulations, which explains the strict rejection of the application. The behavior of the BBL is decisively criticized by Ulm. They also announced that they do not want to make any further statements on this topic during the ongoing final series, but want to clarify their position after the end of the season. The league had already decided that the provisions regarding the competition have to be maintained, which is becoming a problem for some clubs.

Last Sunday, the first game of the final series, Ulm lost to Bayern with 66:82. The atmosphere in the SAP Garden was tense and the sold -out house with 11,500 spectators was unable to win Ulm. In the next game, Ulm will do everything possible to catch up with the 0-1 draw in the best-of-five series. The next duel will take place on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

The future of young talents

Ulm has invested strongly in the development of young players in recent years and recognizes the importance of the NBA draft from the NBA draft from Talents such as Essengue and Saraf. In the first final game, the two players scored two or three points and are now facing the difficult decision to reconcile their career plans with the ongoing championships. It is clear that the BBL recognizes this, even if the current circumstances do not solve the problem. For the future, even a discussion among the clubs has been suggested how to better take into account appointment overlaps, especially with the challenges through additional Euroleague games and the upcoming 18th team in the league.

The sporting and organizational problems are so diverse, and it remains to be seen how the events will develop. For Ratiopharm Ulm it is now crucial to act on the square and not to gamble the title with another defeat - the anger could possibly be left behind the league.