Two of the best EuroLeague team will battle among themselves in Round 20 this Friday. Real Madrid will, however, have to do without three of their players in an away game against Olympiacos Piraeus. According to journalist Pilar Casado, Sergio Rodriguez (knee injury), Nigel Wiliams-Goss (fever), and Alberto Abalde (sprained ankle) will remain in the Spanish capital this week.
Alberto Abalde and Santiago Yusta are leaving the Spanish national team for EuroBasket 2022, via Marca and Mundo Deportivo. Abalde is out due to an injury, while Yusta's departure is related to a decision by head coach Sergio Scariolo. After a victory in the friendly game against Greece, Scariolo also commented on Usman Garuba who is recovering from injury.
Two of the best EuroLeague team will battle among themselves in Round 20 this Friday. Real Madrid will, however, have to do without three of their players in an away game against Olympiacos Piraeus. According to journalist Pilar Casado, Sergio Rodriguez (knee injury), Nigel Wiliams-Goss (fever), and Alberto Abalde (sprained ankle) will remain in the Spanish capital this week.
Alberto Abalde and Santiago Yusta are leaving the Spanish national team for EuroBasket 2022, via Marca and Mundo Deportivo. Abalde is out due to an injury, while Yusta's departure is related to a decision by head coach Sergio Scariolo. After a victory in the friendly game against Greece, Scariolo also commented on Usman Garuba who is recovering from injury.
Real Madrid started the current campaign strongly, collecting back-to-back wins that rendered them as one of the candidates to get the first spot both in the EuroLeague and the Spanish ACB League regular season.
However, some major setbacks were to appear. Los Blancos gave the impressions of a satiated ensemble, a squad well past their prime. Then, discipline issues were noted, in addition to the ongoing lack of a scorer in the backcourt, especially since Jaycee Carroll never came back to the team for another year.
For the first time in a decade, rumors regarding Pablo Laso's uncertain future started to surface. Those were the ingredients of a losing streak that is considered impermissible at a club of this magnitude. And it's not just the losses. In some cases, it's also the way they came and the negative records that were broken.
Real Madrid lost to the two of EuroLeague's weakest teams (Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and Zalgiris Kaunas), scoring only 47 points against the Lithuanian side and another 51 at Fenerbahce.
"I think he has played one of his best games since he is here," Pablo Laso showed pride in Alberto Abalde's performance against Rio Breogan. The Spanish forward did an excellent job on defense, reducing Dzanan Musa's impact during the whole game. The Bosnian struggled since the beginning. He could not run. He had to cope with contacts each time he was with the ball. He was not comfortable at all. ...
In the game between Real Madrid and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, two players suffered setbacks and will be out of their teams' rotation. Roman Sorkin of Maccabi will be out of action for 6 weeks due to a broken thumb, via the official club's announcement. The 25-year-old Israeli athlete is averaging 3.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.8 PIR over 11 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games (8 minutes) this ...
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz forward Alec Peters will spend some time without basketball due to a right knee injury. Peters suffered the injury in the friendly game against Lenovo Tenerife last Friday. It is unknown how severe the injury is. According to the club announcement, Peters will start an individual work and will be evaluated later. Meanwhile, Real Madrid lost Alberto Abalde, who injured his ...
Three members of the Spanish NT, Marc Gasol, Usman Garuba, and Alberto Abalde, are in semi-isolation after having contact with someone with COVID-19, as reported by Spanish news agency EFE and confirmed by the Spanish Basketball Federation. The three players are forced to stay in their own rooms but are allowed to train and compete. The contact with the Covid-19 positive individual happened on ...