The fantastic epic of the JDA Dijon in this 2020/2021 Jeep Elite season ends on Tuesday June 15, 2021, with the reception of the Portel at the Palais des Sports (kick off 20 hours, 1000 supporters allowed). As Monaco lost Monday night, in case of victory, the Dijon basketball players would make sure to finish the regular phase in first place in the standings. For what conclusion?
And after ?
There remains one question, and not the least: how will the title of champion of France be awarded? Finals must take place next week (1/4 on June 20 or 21, then Final four in Rouen on Thursday 24 for the semi-final and on Saturday 26 for the final). However, the players’ union (SNB) has announced its desire to strike, an unprecedented boycott in the face of the pace of matches which have been linked every three days or almost since April, after four months in slow motion this winter because of the reconfinement .
Will the match against Portel be the last under Jeanne’s jersey for Axel Julien, Alexandre Chassang and their coach Laurent Legname, who will be leaving the club this summer? Or will they finally try to glean a title of champion of France after the final stages? A meeting was held between the SNB and the LNB on Monday, L’Equipe indicating that we would be getting closer to a “way out of the crisis”. How often this season, it is urgent not to be in too much of a hurry with French basketball. Answer expected Tuesday, on the holding or not of these final stages.
