"I sympathize with Kirilenko and I do not know that to prompt to it. To argue from the point of view of the simple person, free from a position, is one. But after all Andrey holds a post of the president of RFB, it has many obligations, and now it, in fact, it appeared on a fork – what step make, you can worsen situation only.
Can be frightened br, but the national federation simply has no levers really to affect clubs in this situation. At us after all even the championship of Russia is held within Uniform league of VTB. By the way, the same situation in Spain – there ASV too is independent league which the Spanish federation of basketball simply delegated the rights for national superiority. And so, RFB cannot expel clubs from VTB League. Though, probably, can formally exclude from the championship of Russia – even if the team becomes the third in VTB League, bronze of superiority will not receive. But whether this nominal bronze is so necessary to conditional "Khimki"? It will be rather a step not against concrete club, and a curtsey towards FIBA", – quotes Gomel "The Soviet sports". Source: