At the end of a week of hectic negotiations, Israeli basketball players announced that they are starting strike against the country's Winner Basketball League on Monday and will not play the final round of the regular season in the basketball league. The main dispute between the Israeli players and the league manager and the owners of the teams is about the Russian law, which requires two Israeli players on the court at any given moment, which is set to expire at the end of the season.
The league has announced that if the strike actually takes place, it could end the league season, give up the playoffs without crowning a champion. Meanwhile, Monday's games have been rescheduled for Thursday to allow the parties to try and reach an agreement.