FC Barcelona will have to do without Nicolas Laprovittola, Alex Abrines, and James Nnaji when they travel to Turkiye to meet Anadolu Efes Istanbul on December 18. The injuries were announced by Roger Grimau, Barcelona's head coach.
Nicolas Laprovittola is one of the main players at FC Barcelona. However, he had to go through a wide variety of teams before he found his sweet spot at Barca. Having started his career as a point guard, Laprovittola now primarily plays as a shooting guard. The 33-year-old player admits that even he didn't know that it would suit him better.
FC Barcelona's guard Nicolas Laprovittola missed the last four games. He is now set to return to the court. The Argentinian has been suffering from pain in his left adductor. With him absent, Barca won two games and lost twice - once in the EuroLeague and once in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
FC Barcelona will have to do without Nicolas Laprovittola, Alex Abrines, and James Nnaji when they travel to Turkiye to meet Anadolu Efes Istanbul on December 18. The injuries were announced by Roger Grimau, Barcelona's head coach.
Nicolas Laprovittola is one of the main players at FC Barcelona. However, he had to go through a wide variety of teams before he found his sweet spot at Barca. Having started his career as a point guard, Laprovittola now primarily plays as a shooting guard. The 33-year-old player admits that even he didn't know that it would suit him better.
FC Barcelona's guard Nicolas Laprovittola missed the last four games. He is now set to return to the court. The Argentinian has been suffering from pain in his left adductor. With him absent, Barca won two games and lost twice - once in the EuroLeague and once in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
After missing the last two games, FC Barcelona player Nicolas Laprovittola is set to be sidelined once again. The Argentinian guard did not compete last week due to an injury to his adductor muscles. He will miss the EuroLeague matchup against Panathinaikos Athens as well, not having practiced with the team on Thursday.
FC Barcelona duo -- Jan Vesely and Nicolas Laprovittola -- are expected to play in the EuroLeague Round 6 game against Panathinaikos Athens, according to Jose Ignacio Huguet of Mundo Deportivo. Vesely sat out the entire second half of Sunday's loss in Valencia due to back discomfort.
FC Barcelona will face Real Madrid without Nicolas Laprovittola, the Catalan club announced. According to the Barcelona statement, Laprovittola suffers from discomfort in his left leg adductor muscle, and there's no timetable for his return. Laprovittola was enjoying a great start of the season, as he averaged 13.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 18.5 PIR per game in four appearances.
In the 2018-19 season, Nicolas Laprovittola won the ACB League MVP award after averaging just over 17 points per game, playing almost 30 minutes with Joventut Badalona. Since then, the point guard from Moron has taken on new tasks at Real Madrid first and FC Barcelona later on. His trajectory has followed an upward path after his maiden season in the Spanish capital.
Nicolas Laprovittola, who assumed the captain role in his third season with FC Barcelona, recently shared his insights on the team's summer decisions in an interview with Esports RAC1.
Game 5s are just around the corner, and the biggest EuroLeague stars are gearing up to deliver iconic performances that will go down in history. Wade Baldwin, Lorenzo Brown, Mike James, Sasha Vezenkov, Kostas Sloukas, Tyler Dorsey, and Kevin Punter are just some of the names that will try to earn a spot in the Hall of Fame.
The Argentinian national team led by as much as 17 points at one point in the do-or-die game but it was not enough to take down the Dominican Republic. Argentina led 61-44 with over 2 minutes remaining in the third quarter but then the guests started crawling back and the teams were only separated by 10 points heading into the final 10 minutes.
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FC Barcelona point guard Nicolas Laprovittola reacted to the news that Dallas Mavericks cut his countryman Facundo Campazzo. In a conversation with Sergio Vegas, Campazzo said that he's upset with the whole situation and added that the NBA doesn't seem like a good destination for Argentinians.
In a very competitive game, Nicolas Laprovittola led FC Barcelona (4-1) to a tough 67-65 (10-12, 17-13, 21-17, 19-23) win over previously unbeaten Lenovo Tenerife (4-1). The contest was characterized by low scoring and many offensive turnovers. Laprovittola scored 25 points overall and 10 in the last quarter to propel Barca to victory at the Palau Blaugrana.
The very first BasketNews EuroLeague players ranking brought interesting results that had been discussed among the European basketball community. 33 players, coaches, scouts, general managers, and media members from Europe ranked the Top 50 players in the competition. Their selection boosted some players to astonishing heights but left some notable names outside the list.
Argentina continued their hot start to the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 with another double-digit win, this time, at the expense of Puerto Rico, 99-86 (19-21, 28-23, 29-20, 24-22).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made sure that Canada (7-0) would remain perfect in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The Canadians hosted Argentina (5-2) in Victoria and beat it 99-87 (28-21, 24-18, 31-29, 16-19). Gilgeous-Alexander was a top scorer for Canada, finishing the game with 23 points (5/13 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 4/4 FT), 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 turnovers, and 25 EFF.
FC Barcelona extended Nicolas Laprovittola through 2026, the Spanish club officially announced. The 32-year-old Argentinian guard averaged 9.6 points on 44.0% three-point shooting and 3.1 assists in 38 EuroLeague games last season. He helped Barca win the Spanish Cup title and reach the EuroLeague Final Four.
FC Barcelona's defeat by Real Madrid in the Final Four semifinal in Belgrade adds to a series of black nights for the Catalan side against their eternal rivals.
Argentinian guard Nicolas Laprovittola has been hands down one of the best players for Barcelona this season. After joining the Catalan side from Real Madrid, some were skeptical about his potential impact on coach Jasikevicius' side but Laprovittola quickly became one of the key pieces for Barcelona.
The player gave an interview to the Spanish website AS and talked about his impressive season and the upcoming EuroLeague Final Four.
"I feel well but now a big challenge is coming, this will be my first Final Four, what can I tell?", Laprovittola said during the interview.
"We had different injuries throughout the season, you know, between Calathes and Higgins, but even without them we kept playing well and winning, we reacted in the right way. Now they're back and they'll be available but I'm still playing well and I feel comfortable", Laprovittola continued.
Talking about his impressive season, the Argentinian guard confessed that it's going even better than he expected.
"I think that this season exceeded my expectations", Laprovittola revealed. "Both my personal ones and the club's ones. But I always trusted my game, I knew what I could give. Today I'm in a different role, I play more like a guard, as a scorer. I think I found my game".
Laprovittola also talked about the Final Four and the chances of Barcelona winning the Euroleague.
"The feeling that I had since I arrived at this team has always been the same, that the EuroLeague is the most important goal for this club. We've arrived here in Belgrade but the job is not done yet".