MOSCOW, Mar 15 the number of basketball players in the applications of the clubs and the change in the playoff format, said a source familiar with the situation. Earlier, the Polish Zielona Gora and the Estonian Kalev left the VTB United League. There are 10 clubs left in the championship, eight of which represent Russia, one each — Kazakhstan and Belarus. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams in the league advance to the playoffs. Also, many foreign players left the club rosters, they were replaced by Russians in the applications. «At the next league council, they will consider the possibility of increasing the number of players in the applications, since some teams included more than the allowed 20 basketball players in the squads. Changes in the playoff format will be discussed. The series may not play up to three, and up to four wins, so that there are more matches. There is also a possibility that Lokomotiv Kuban will not play home matches in Krasnodar due to the closure of the airport,» the source said.
