Died General Director of BC "Nizhny Novgorod" Khairetdinov

This was reported on the club's website.

“For our club, for the entire Nizhny Novgorod and Russian basketball, this is a great loss.

We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Alexander Vladimirovich, ”the statement reads.

The functionary has been a member of the management of Nizhny Novgorod since 2008.

Last season, the team lost to CSKA in the VTB United League quarterfinal series. 

Earlier, the honored football coach of the RSFSR Alexander Averyanov died.