Partizan Accepts Dubai, ABA League Final Starts June 4
KK Partizan has officially agreed to play the first two games of the ABA League final in Dubai, with the full series schedule now set through June 16.
- Partizan has officially agreed to play the first two final games in Dubai.
- The series tips off on June 4 at Coca-Cola Arena, with game two on June 6.
- Games three and four are set for June 10 and 12 in Belgrade Arena.
- A potential game five is scheduled for June 16 back in Dubai.
The question had been hanging over the club for days. Would the black-and-whites really agree to let the biggest games of their season open thousands of kilometers from Humska, on the floor of a rival that only this season joined the regional elite? The answer arrived in a short statement, with no grand words, but a clear message.
KK Partizan has agreed to play the first two games of the ABA League final in Dubai. That confirms the full schedule of a series that tips off on June 4 and runs in a best-of-five format. Partizan enters it as the defending champion, which adds extra weight to the whole matchup.
What does the series schedule look like?
The first two games belong to Dubai. They are played on June 4 and June 6 at the Coca-Cola Arena, a venue that holds more than ten thousand spectators. Only then does the series move to Serbia.
- Game one: June 4, Dubai (Coca-Cola Arena)
- Game two: June 6, Dubai
- Game three: June 10, Belgrade (Belgrade Arena)
- Game four: June 12, Belgrade
- Potential game five: June 16, Dubai
Games three and four head to Belgrade Arena, where Partizan earns home court as the top-ranked team from the regular season. If the series goes the distance, the deciding game five returns to Dubai, set for June 16.
The trip to the Gulf raised questions, so the club addressed that part too. Partizan said it had taken into account the security guarantees received from the United Arab Emirates and that it would fight for honor and victory on the court.
The club stressed that it accepts the organizational terms, that it acknowledges the security guarantees received from the Emirates, and that the team will give everything on the floor to defend the title and meet its obligation to the fans.
What form are the rivals carrying into the final?
Partizan reached the final in a way that says plenty. In the semifinal it beat Crvena Zvezda by a 2-0 series score, no slip-ups, which made the eternal rivalry even sweeter for the black-and-whites. No game five, no drama to the final possession, the job done in express fashion.
Dubai earned its first big shot the harder way. In the semifinal decider it crushed Buducnost by a 103-77 margin, a gap that shows this team can erupt on offense once it finds its rhythm. A twenty-six point cushion in a game that decides a finals berth is no accident.
So experience meets hunger. Partizan knows how to win it all, while Dubai wants to prove it belongs at the top in its very first full season. The opening verdict comes on June 4, far from Humska, but with the same stakes as ever. Will you stay up into the small hours to watch the black-and-whites defend their crown?
