Rus kirilenko confirms decision to sit out Eurobasket

MOSCOW (EuroBasket 2009) - Russia must attempt to defend their EuroBasket title without star player Andrei Kirilenko after he confirmed his decision not to play in Poland in September. Coach David Blatt will now be without his two best players of recent years after the EuroBasket 2007 MVP cited personal reasons for his decision not to play. CSKA