Ahead of a crucial derby in the EuroLeague, three Olympiacos Piraeus players did not practice on Tuesday. Thomas Walkup, Giannoulis Larenztakis, and Nigel Williams-Goss did not take part in team practice, Sport24 writes.
Giannoulis Larentzakis, Nigel Williams-Goss, and Naz Mitrou-Long will not be able to assist Olympiacos Piraeus against Zalgiris Kaunas in the upcoming EuroLeague round. According to SDNA.gr, the three players did not participate in the team's latest training session and have not flown to Kaunas for the game.
Following the cup and national team break, Olympiacos Piraeus might travel to Lithuania for the EuroLeague game against Zalgiris Kaunas without some of their key role players.
Ahead of a crucial derby in the EuroLeague, three Olympiacos Piraeus players did not practice on Tuesday. Thomas Walkup, Giannoulis Larenztakis, and Nigel Williams-Goss did not take part in team practice, Sport24 writes.
Giannoulis Larentzakis, Nigel Williams-Goss, and Naz Mitrou-Long will not be able to assist Olympiacos Piraeus against Zalgiris Kaunas in the upcoming EuroLeague round. According to SDNA.gr, the three players did not participate in the team's latest training session and have not flown to Kaunas for the game.
Following the cup and national team break, Olympiacos Piraeus might travel to Lithuania for the EuroLeague game against Zalgiris Kaunas without some of their key role players.
The Greek Basketball Cup final will have two important missing players tonight in the match-up between Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in Nigel Williams-Goss and Luca Vildoza.
Nigel Williams-Goss, who was a last summer edition to Olympiacos Piraeus, has suffered an injury in the Greek Cup quarterfinals game. In the match-up against Peristeri bwin, the American guard exited the game in the second quarter, feeling discomfort in his left bicep.
Olympiacos Piraeus will play two EuroLeague games this week. A day before the first matchup, the club announced the status of its players. Filip Petrusev signed a deal with the Greek organization last week. After missing last week's action on the court, Petrusev might make his debut for the team this week. However, it won't be against Real Madrid on Tuesday, as he will sit the game out.
Nigel Williams-Goss didn't play much in Olympiacos Piraeus' 79-74 win over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in Belgrade. The American guard stayed on the court for just 6:33, before heading to the bench with a hamstring injury. In a play that didn't include any particular danger, Goss made a fadeaway basket but hurt his posterior femur and was forced to pull out of the game early.
Olympiacos Piraeus guard Nigel Williams-Goss is set to make a comeback after a week on the sidelines, gearing up for Thursday's game against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, as confirmed by coach Georgios Bartzokas in his statements ahead of the Round 4 matchday. Williams-Goss was absent from both the previous week's clash against FC Barcelona and Tuesday's face-off with Olimpia Milano.
Nigel Williams-Goss will be a game-time decision against Olimpia Milan while Luke Sikma is slated to play for Olympiacos Piraeus in the upcoming third-round match-up between the two teams.
Olympiacos Piraeus are dealing with injuries right from the start of the season, as the Greek club announced that four players have health problems. The list includes Shaquielle McKissic, Nigel Williams-Goss, Luke Sikma, and Moustapha Fall.
After beating their archrivals Panathinaikos Athens in the EuroLeague, Olympiacos Piraeus set out to continue their winning streak in the Greek League. With two players already sidelined with injuries, two more members of the squad got injured. In a Greek League match against Aris Thessaloniki, Nigel Williams-Goss exited the game in the middle of the second quarter and did not return.
As the Greek Super Cup final between Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens gets closer and closer, both teams announced which foreign players won't take part in the game. Both teams had to cross one player due to the foreigners' limit, and Olympiacos chose Nigel Williams-Goss. The American guard returned to Athens, where his wife is expected to give birth.
We often see teams that were one step away from the title come back with a vengeance a season later. Not changing much, simply regrouping. Adding one, maximum two players to strengthen their rotation. The best example? The San Antonio Spurs title in 2014, a year after Ray Allen forced Game 7 with that improbable 3-pointer.
Nigel Williams-Goss officially returns to Olympiacos Piraeus. The Greek powerhouse announced that the 28-year-old guard signed a deal until the end of the 2024-25 season. Williams-Goss became the EuroLeague champion with Real Madrid after defeating Olympiacos in the final held in Kaunas.
Real Madrid officially announced the departure of Nigel Williams-Goss. The 29-year-old American guard was on an expiring deal with the Royal club, a team that he joined in the summer of 2021.
American guard Nigel Williams-Goss is the main target of Georgios Bartzokas to strengthen the Olympiacos Piraeus backcourt line, and both sides are in negotiations, according to Konstantinos Melayes of Gazzetta.gr. The 29-year-old player, who is on an expiring deal with Real Madrid, has been presented with a two-year contract offer, per the same report.
After this EuroLeague final, everyone will be talking about Sergio Llull's shot for a long time. Then, about the other veterans from Madrid, especially Sergio Rodriguez, who displayed some of the best stretches in his career. Of course, about Edy Tavares, who had a fantastic post-season and also received a well-deserved MVP award.
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.
Real Madrid arrived in the Spanish capital from Tel Aviv on Friday at 7 in the morning and almost 16 hours later, they found out who their EuroLeague playoff opponents will be.