The Eurobasket 2022 It is one of the most important sporting events in the September calendar. The best basketball teams of the Old Continent will meet to celebrate the first tournament in five years. However, facing the competition there will be more than one player who will leave due to injuries.
The European tournament will not be able to count on some of the main names available due to different misfortunes. Therefore, it is time to review it full list of most relevant players.
Which players will not be in Eurobasket 2022 due to injury?
During the weeks, friendlies and pre-season matches there were a good number of players injured. Among the most notable are the cases of Tornike Shengeila of Georgia, whose absence could jeopardize his country’s chances. Case similar to his Danilo Gallinarithat though he avoided a great calamity, calamity will force him to stay out Eurobasket.
This will be a tournament where for one reason or another there will be several notable absentees such as Ricky Rubio and Bogdan Bogdanovic, who will be reinstated. To them must be added those who decided not to attend with their respective teams such as Maxi Kleber (Germany), Boban Marjanovic (Serbia), Nikola Vucevic (Montenegro), Nicolas Batum (France) or OG Anunoby (Great Britain).
This is the list of key players confirmed to be out of Eurobasket 2022 due to injury:
| Player | Country | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Lull | Spain | Stem problems in one leg |
| Ricky Rubio | Spain | Left knee recovery |
| Alberto Abalde | Spain | Muscle problems |
| Tornike Shengeila | Agriculture | Right shoulder |
| Danilo Gallinari | Italy | Left knee meniscus tear |
| Nemanja Bjelica | Serbian | Stem problems in one leg |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | Serbian | Recovery from right knee surgery |
| Mo Wagner | Germany | Sprained ankle |
| Victor Wembanyama | France | Muscle problems |
| Frank Dilikina | France | unspecified injury |
| Andrew Albisi | France | Pain in one thigh |
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Vasilije Micic, Kostas Slukas and other players questionable for Eurobasket 2022
But the aforementioned list could be extended soon, since the last friendlies have left a devastating impression on some National teams.
The most striking case and one that should be watched closely is his Vasilije Micic Well, the point guard is one of the players who could make a difference in this Eurobasket. The Anadolu Efes captain sprained his right ankle in an accidental action on August 25 and is listed as doubtful to be with Serbia at EuroBasket.
Although the player says he is fine, there are still some reservations about his availability. More complicated is his situation Thomas Satoransky Well, the Czech Republic starter sprained his right ankle on August 19 and there is still no update on his condition. Tests carried out on the new Barcelona player ruled out a break but did not ease the worry one iota.
Meanwhile, in Greece they have four players hanging on by a thread. George Papagiannis (muscle problems), Kostas Sloukas (knee problems), Costas Antetokounmpo (problems in one knee) and Ioannis Papapetrou (right biceps strain) are doubtful and will soon be out.
