Players, who will miss the EuroLeague opener on Thursday and Friday. Some teams will face their opponents with serious absences, as EuroLeague Fantasy players are eagerly preparing for the first round of the season.
Here is the injury list for Thursday/Friday:
ALBA BERLIN
- Marcus Eriksson is expected to miss 3-to-4 months after aggravating his foot injury, according to reporter Florian Kurth. Eriksson missed a big chunk of the 2021-22 season due to injury, as he appeared in just 13 games.
ANADOLU EFES
- Shane Larkin underwent successful surgery on his injured finger. He’s expected to make a full recovery, and he will miss the start of the EuroLeague season. Larkin is expected to be back in action early to mid-November.
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OLIMPIA MILANO
- Luigi Datome will miss at least two more weeks of action, according to Dario Destri of Basket Italy.
- Shavon Shields is not expected to play in Thursday’s season opener against ASVEL, according to Milan’s official website.
- Tomasso Baldasso will be reevaluated in three weeks, according to Milan’s official website.
AS MONACO BASKET
BASKONIA
CRVENA ZVEZDA
FC BARCELONA
- According to FC Barcelona, Nikola Mirotic will miss the early part of the season with an Achilles injury.
- Kyle Kuric suffered a head injury in Sunday’s domestic game and is out indefinitely, according to Barcelona’s official statement.
FC BAYERN MUNICH
- Isaac Bonga underwent an ankle surgery during the summer and it’s unclear when he will be ready to return, according to Bayern Munich’s sports director Marko Pesic.
FENERBAHCE
- Nemanja Bjelica will not play in Thursday’s season opener against Bayern, according to Fernebache’s official website.
- Tarik Biberovic will not play in Thursday’s season opener against Bayern, according to Fernebache’s official website.
LDLC ASVEL VILLEURBANNE
MACCABI PLAYTIKA TEL AVIV
OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS
PANATHINAIKOS OPAP ATHENS
- Nate Wolters will miss Panathinaikos opening tip off against Real Madrid as he still recovers from a hip injury, per head coach Dejan Radonjic.
PARTIZAN BELGRADE
- Alen Smailagic will be sidelined until at least mid-December with a hamstring injury, according to.
- Aleksa Avramovic will be out until at least mid-December with a hand injury, according to BasketNews.com.
REAL MADRID
- Rudy Fernandez injured his right wrist in Sunday’s Super Cup Final and will likely miss all of October, according to AS.
- Real Madrid has officially announced that forward Adam Hanga will miss the start of the season in the ACB and the EuroLeague.
- Alberto Abalde will not play in Thursday’s season opener against Panathinaikos, per the team announcement.
- Nigel Williams-Goss will not play in Thursday’s season opener against Panathinaikos, according to the latest report from the team.
VALENCIA BASKET
- Millan Jimenez will not play in Thursday’s season opener against Baskonia, according to Valencia’s official website.
VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA
- Awudu Abass will undergo knee procedure. There’s still no timeline for is return, per Virtus Bologna’s official website.
- Tornike Shengelia is recovering from a shoulder injury that occurred in August and he will miss the early part of the EuroLeague season.
ZALGIRIS KAUNAS
