Jonas Jerebko somewhat surprisingly chose to sign for the Russian military's team, CSKA Moscow, at the end of March earlier this year.
A decision that was criticized a lot and led to him being suspended from national team games.
A suspension that still applies - but it didn't stop BC Luleå from letting Jerebko deliver the match ball ahead of their meeting with Norrköping Dolphins last night.
Something that led to a really bad atmosphere.
- I am sports manager for Umeå Bskt, but I want to speak here as Luca Romano.
These are my personal opinions.
I have dedicated my whole life to sports and when there are bigger things than sports I get pissed off.
I am shocked by this kind of thing.
I don't understand how you can do that, says Umeå's sports director Luca Romano to Aftonbladet.
Now BC Luleå poodles.
In a press release that was sent out on Tuesday morning, it can be read, among other things, that the whole thing is about an impulse decision that was not anchored within the club.
- Me and Jonas made the decision together just before throwing up when he was on a spontaneous visit during our match.
In retrospect, I realized that this went very wrong.
I am remorseful and want to apologize for this, says BC Luleå's club director Lars Mosesson.
The club continues by writing that they want to be clear that they strongly distance themselves from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.