The Endesa League could have on the table a viable possibility to end the current season interrupted by the Covid19 crisis more than a month ago. The assembly to be held next Thursday could approve the proposal that what remains to be played in the regular league be held in Canarian territory, although it is not known whether with the current competition system or with some modification.
Both Tenerife and Gran Canaria have teams in this competition and it is the case that on both islands there are facilities where several matches of the same day could be hosted to play in one or more days. In this way, the Gran Canaria Arena and Santiago Martín could be joined by other courts where you can hold meetings such as the Insular Sports Center, the Quico Cabrera pavilion or the Las Torres de Adeje pavilion among others, without ruling out the Santa pavilion. Cross of La Palma. All these facilities have the approval of the Spanish Basketball Federation and many have been the venues of major recent basket events such as the 2014 and 2019 Munobasket or the final four of the Basketball Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.
The objective of the competition is not to be forced to cancel it as it already happened in Italy, where it was made official that Lega 1 and Lega 2 would not end due to the state of alarm already known due to Covid19. If the ACB obtained the approval of the health authorities, it could be the circumstance of completing the current championship, which would mean avoiding an economic loss in terms of television rights, since the presence of the public in the matches is ruled out when disputed to door closed.
If this initiative receives the green light, a pre-season period would be carried out so that the teams can acquire the necessary form suitable to be able to resume the competition, not ruling out that it was also housed on Canarian soil. The proposal does not like five clubs in the competition and must be ratified at the ACB assembly with a draft calendar for its execution.
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