With 24 hours to face France in the 1/8th final, Turkey learned that they would have to finish the tournament without their star leader, Shane Larkin! Very discreet against Spain with 1/6 on shots in 30 minutes, the naturalized leader suffered from a tear in a ligament between the middle finger and the ring finger of his right hand.
Injured against Montenegro, he played against Spain with a strap but his coach Ergin Ataman announced his withdrawal for the rest of the tournament. We are talking about a two-month unavailability.
” According to information received this morning. Shane Larkin needs hand surgery. He has a major tear between the third and fourth finger of his hand.” he explains, in remarks reported by Eurohoops. “He won’t be able to play France at EuroBasket. He told me he couldn’t even hold the ball. It was the blow he received in the game against Montenegro that caused this. The operation became inevitable when the MRI revealed a major tear. He also said he wanted to play a lot, but was in a lot of pain and couldn’t hold the ball.“.
Blue side, Guerschon Yabusele is still in care, and the blue staff could spare him in anticipation of a possible quarter-final.
