The league website contains 12 teams that will play in the 2021/22 season, but Khimki is not among them.

Avtodor, Enisey, Zenit, Lokomotiv-Kuban, Nizhny Novgorod, PARMA, UNICS, CSKA (all - Russia), Astana (Kazakhstan), Zelena Gora ( Poland), Kalev (Estonia) and Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus).

Before that, there was information that Khimki is experiencing financial difficulties and may cease to exist.

Earlier it was reported that Nizhny Novgorod will play in the basketball Champions League of the 2021/22 season.