Real Madrid veteran duo -- Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez -- will be sidelined for the EuroLeague double-round week due to injuries, as reported by Pilar Casado. Fernandez hasn't seen action since EuroLeague Round 27, while Rodriguez was also absent last week.
Last week, Real Madrid faced LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne without four key players: Mario Hezonja, Guerschon Yabusele, Gabriel Deck, and Rudy Fernandez. Heading into this week's double-round action, the situation seems to be improving. Hezonja is ready to play, and Yabusele, who has been sidelined since EuroLeague Round 9 with a long-term knee injury, is nearing a return.
Mario Hezonja, Guerschon Yabusele, Gabriel Deck, and Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid will not travel to France for the EuroLeague game against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. According to Pilar Casado of Basket en Movistar, four key Real Madrid players will sit out the match.
Real Madrid veteran duo -- Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez -- will be sidelined for the EuroLeague double-round week due to injuries, as reported by Pilar Casado. Fernandez hasn't seen action since EuroLeague Round 27, while Rodriguez was also absent last week.
Last week, Real Madrid faced LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne without four key players: Mario Hezonja, Guerschon Yabusele, Gabriel Deck, and Rudy Fernandez. Heading into this week's double-round action, the situation seems to be improving. Hezonja is ready to play, and Yabusele, who has been sidelined since EuroLeague Round 9 with a long-term knee injury, is nearing a return.
Mario Hezonja, Guerschon Yabusele, Gabriel Deck, and Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid will not travel to France for the EuroLeague game against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. According to Pilar Casado of Basket en Movistar, four key Real Madrid players will sit out the match.
Real Madrid veteran Rudy Fernandez is very likely to return to the court against Zalgiris Kaunas in EuroLeague Round 3 on Tuesday night, according to Pilar Casado. Chus Mateo, the head coach of Real Madrid, has also expressed optimism, stating, "it is possible" that they can rely on Fernandez.
Real Madrid veteran Rudy Fernandez has not traveled to Istanbul to face Anadolu Efes in the EuroLeague Round 2 game on Thursday, as reported by Pilar Casado. He has a minor discomfort in his ankle, per the same report. Casado had previously shared that Walter Tavares and Gabriel Deck have successfully recovered from their setbacks.
Spanish national team's winger Rudy Fernandez scored just 5 points in an easy win against Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday, but it was enough to tie a FIBA World Cup record. It was the fifth World Cup tournament for the 38-year-old in his career, tying a competition record. Fernandez has now played in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019, and 2023 editions of the World Cup.
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games are set to kick off on Friday. Despite initial disappointment stemming from the absence of some of the brightest stars, there's excitement building around the presence of true legends from the FIBA and Olympic basketball scenes in Asia. Remember the Olympics in Beijing? How about the World Championship that took place in Japan back in 2006?
Rudy Fernandez could become the first player in history with three World Cup wins and six appearances in the Olympic Games. Although, for now, he's enjoying his status as captain of the Spanish NT, the 38-year-old veteran forward is part of the very small list of players to have won two World Cups (2006 and 2009).
For Rudy Fernandez, the World Cup will be one of his last chances to claim another medal with the Spanish national team before he retires. The veteran forward has announced that he intends to retire after the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Rudy Fernandez will begin his 13th season with Real Madrid. The Spanish powerhouse announced that the 38-year-old Fernandez signed a 1-year extension that will keep him with the club until the end of the 2023-24 season. Last season, Fernandez averaged 4.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 4.2 PIR per game over 20 EuroLeague appearances.
Rudy Fernandez, captain of the Spanish NT, has announced that the 2024 Paris Olympics will be his last tournament with the squad. During the presentation of the campus that bears his name in the Mallorca town of Port de Pollença, Fernandez revealed the promise he gave his late father.
After winning their third EuroLeague title, Real Madrid duo Sergio Llull and Rudy Fernandez aren't going to stop. Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) president Jorge Garbajosa confirmed he received commitments from both veterans for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup.
When Real Madrid went 0-2 in the EuroLeague playoff series against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, not many expected them to come back. Yet, Real arrived in Kaunas for their 9th Final Four in the last 12 years. Los Blancos completed the first-ever comeback from being 0-2 down and arrived in Lithuania with an aim to shake European basketball once again.
11 minutes. That's how long it took for Real Madrid to make a decisive push towards the EuroLeague Final Four in a crucial Game 5 against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. And it wasn't Edy Tavares, Dzanan Musa, Mario Hezonja, or any other usual suspect. It was the members of the old guard – Sergio Rodriguez, Sergio Llull, and Rudy Fernandez.
Even though they have already granted themselves both a spot in the EuroLeague postseason and a home-court advantage, Real Madrid continue to battle in the tournament. This week, the team welcomes its opponent without at least three players.
March 28th in the EuroLeague marks not only the start of the last double week of the 2022-23 Regular Season, but it's also the day when one of the most improbable buzzer-beaters delighted the fans across the continent. Let's get back to the year 2019. More specifically, the Round 29 matchup between Real Madrid and Panathinaikos OPAP Athens.
Real Madrid travel to France to play against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in the EuroLeague this week but they will have to do it without several important players. Head coach Chus Mateo announced that four players will not play against the French opponent. First, Guerschon Yabusele will be sidelined due to a sprained ankle, an issue that occurred during last week's match against Zalgiris Kaunas.
Team USA is widely regarded as the most powerful basketball nation on the planet. Despite winning only three out of seven FIBA World Cup competitions in the last 29 years, they remain the team that all others strive to defeat. What if international basketball brought its top stars together for the upcoming FIBA World Cup to challenge Team USA?
Real Madrid easily defeated Panathinaikos Athens on Tuesday. However, the win did not come without a loss. According to journalist Pilar Casado from COPE, Rudy Fernandez suffered a Grade 2 right adductor strain during the match. The recovery time usually differs from player to player but Fernandez is expected to be out at least for several weeks.
Rudy Fernandez, who was injured in the Spanish Super Cup final featuring Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, underwent surgery last September to solve a wrist problem that has been dragging on since the summer. The Spanish veteran was out of basketball action not for "more than a month," as the initial estimate would have him, but for almost three.