It’s not a good season for Asvel, the club that belongs to Tony Parker. Current fifth in the Championship, Asvel is sanctioned on March 30 by the Superior Management Council of the National Basketball League (LNB). The financial policeman of French pro basketball withdraws two victories in the classification in Villeurbanne and sanctions the club with a fine of 100,000 euros. The reigning triple French champion is criticized for not having sent the requested information on the contracts of Joffrey Lauvergne and Nando De Colo, his key recruits for the summer of 2022: “Since September 14, 2022, the Superior Council of Management has repeatedly asked the LDLC ASVEL club to send it the documents necessary for the accomplishment of its mission concerning two players from the professional workforce, writes the League in a press release. These requests have also been made to the players concerned. These requests were not answered satisfactorily with regard to the requirements of the Superior Management Council. »
The Higher Management Council has been studying the two contracts since September and the collection of the budgets and payrolls of the elite clubs for 2022-2023. Asvel has a payroll of €3.9 million, a slight increase (3.5 in 2021-2022), with the arrival of the two 2013 European champions crowned 10 years ago with the France team.
With two less victories, the club trained by TJ Parker, Tony’s brother, would remain fifth in the Betclic Elite ranking, tied with Bourg-en-Bresse, and therefore still qualified for the play-offs which will bring together the 8 best teams. of championships. By remaining in this classification, but three successes now from Dijon 4th, Villeurbanne would however lose the advantage of the field for the final phase. Villeurbanne immediately announced its intention to appeal to the Appeals Chamber of the Federation (FFBB) but this appeal is not suspensive.