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FIBA delivers harsh ruling against Grigas over alleged misconduct involving national-team players

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • FIBA has sanctioned former Lithuania women’s national team coach Rimantas Grigas after a disciplinary process that lasted about 18 months.
  • Grigas is barred from any activity connected with basketball until Oct. 27, 2030.
  • FIBA’s disciplinary register lists him as a Lithuanian coach and records the suspension.

Rimantas Grigas has received the FIBA verdict that Lithuania had been awaiting for a year and a half. The former head coach of the Lithuania women’s national basketball team is banned from all basketball-related activity until Oct. 27, 2030.

FIBA’s disciplinary sanctions register lists Grigas as a Lithuanian coach and records the suspension. The decision follows allegations involving unwanted contact with national-team players.

The ruling closes the long wait in Lithuania for an international basketball disciplinary decision against Grigas. FIBA published the sanction without further details in the material provided.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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