After the start of the EuroLeague Round 32 with Maccabi getting a crucial win over Valencia, the main dish is served on Thursday with various big matches taking place. In Belgrade, Partizan will host Olympiacos without Zach LeDay, who returned to Serbia after being away from the team, bur he’s not ready to play in a high-stakes contest.
Olympiacos will have its share of issues as Filip Petrusev and Nikola Milutinov remain sidelined. In other games, Bayern Munich takes on FC Barcelona without Devin Booker, while fellow bigman Danko Brankovic’s status remain unclear.
EuroLeague injury report for Thursday
Olympiacos Piraeus
Filip Petrusev injured his knee in Round 31. He did not travel with the team for Round 32 vs. Partizan.
Michalis Lountzis did not travel with the team to Belgrade for Round 32.
Nikola Milutinov underwent surgery for a broken bone in his left foot and continues to rehab. He is not available for Round 32.
Naz Mitrou-Long missed Round 31 game, but was back in action in a Greek League game over the weekend and is available this week.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Zach LeDay missed two games last week due to personal reasons and is still absent ahead of Round 32 vs. Olympiacos.
Zalgiris Kaunas
Rolands Smits missed the double-round week with an ankle injury. His status for Round 32 vs. Milan is uncertain.
Karolis Lukosiunas out indefinitely with back problems.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Shabazz Napier was a late scratch for the Italian League game on Sunday. He is available for Round 32 at Zalgiris.
Maodo Lo, who missed Round 31 with a left thigh contusion, and had to leave Sunday’s domestic game, is available in Round 32, too.
Giampaolo Ricci suffered an adductor injury ahead of Round 29. He also missed the double-round week. His is not playing in Round 32.
FC Barcelona
All 14 players are available for Round 32 game at Bayern.
FC Bayern Munich
Devin Booker hurt his ankle last week in Round 30 and missed Round 31. His status for Round 32 vs. Barcelona is uncertain.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Ertan Gazi underwent surgery after Round 26 and has been unavailable ever since. He will no play in Round 32 vs. Baskonia.
Ridvan Oncel, Salih Altuntas, Melih Tunca, Efe Demirel and Burakcan Yildizli are all listed as unavailable in EuroLeague Round 32.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Markus Howard missed a domestic league game over the weekend. His status for EuroLeague Round 32 vs. Efes is unclear.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Mike Scott returned to action in EuroLeague Round 31 after missing three games.
AS Monaco
Terry Tarpey underwent surgery on his left meniscus and will be out for six weeks, meaning he is out until early May.