Last season's Final Four qualifier has separated its third-best scorer from team activities.

 AS Monaco suspends Elie Okobo 

AS Monaco announced on Saturday that guard Elie Okobo has been suspended temporarily for violating the club's internal rules. As a result, Okobo is currently separated from all team activities, calling into question his participation in the next Turkish Airlines EuroLeague double-round week, starting with Monaco's home game on Tuesday against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Monaco also visits Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens on Thursday.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AS Monaco Basket has temporarily suspended Elie Okobo for violating the Club&#39;s internal rules 🚨<br><br>As a result, Okobo has been banned from all activities relating to AS Monaco for the time being. <a href="https://t.co/sklhflcGEe">pic.twitter.com/sklhflcGEe</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket EN (@asmonaco_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/asmonaco_en/status/1743584026764406808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 


Okobo is Monaco's third leading scorer this season with 10.2 points per game in 19 appearances, three as a starter. Monaco, which reached the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time last season, currently sits in eighth place with a 10-9 record after suffering a pair of losses last week.