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EuroLeague Execs Keeping Close Eye On Security Ahead Of May Final Four In Istanbul

Istanbul is scheduled to host the Final Four of the EuroLeague from May 19-21, according to Xavi Martínez Olivar of SPORT. But the "situation of uncertainty from recent violence has caused players, including CSKA Moscow's Aaron Jackson, to express concern over the the chain of terrorist attacks." The EuroLeague has "reportedly not yet considered moving the Final Four due to the insecurity being experienced in Turkey." Execs at the league's Barcelona HQ "are closely following the situation but have received guarantees from the Turkish government regarding the event and the security conditions around it" (SPORT, 1/2).

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