For the second year in a row, Real Madrid looks set to be missing Gabriel Deck at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four.

 Real's Deck injured, to miss Final Four again 

For the second year in a row, Real Madrid looks set to be missing [Gabriel Deck](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/gabriel-deck/009005/) at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four.

Deck, 29, has been diagnosed with a right knee ligament tear, the club announced on Saturday, less than 24 hours after he left a Spanish League game against Valencia Basket in the fourth quarter with an injured knee. He and teammated Geurschon Yabusele collided while contesting a rebound. Real eventually lost the game, 99-93.

Deck had been averaging 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in EuroLeague play over 28 appearances this season. He had missed seven games in December and January due to injury.

"We are worried. It was ugly. He twisted his knee. We hope it's nothing but he's in pain and he left on crutches," Real head coach Chus Mateo said right after Friday night's game. "It's a shame became we had taken came of him all year long so that he'd arrive well to the end of the season, and now the same thing happens to him that happened last year."

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Parte médico de Deck. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RMBaloncesto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RMBaloncesto</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1789294395121930549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

A year ago, in Game 4 of Real's eventual playoff series win against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, Deck suffered a similar injury to his other, left knee, and missed the Final Four, where his team was crowned champion. Deck did not play again last season.

The loss of the tough and versatile forward will add another test to the challenge Real faces at the Final Four in Berlin which begins on Friday, May 24, with [a semifinals showdown against Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/real-madrid-olympiacos-piraeus/E2023/330/), the team that Real beat in last season's championship game on a shot by Sergio Llull in the waning seconds to win the EuroLeague title. 

In the German capital, Real will be attempting to win back-to-back European crowns for the first time in more than half a century while at the same time becoming the first regular season winner to lift the EuroLeague trophy since the competition's move to a round-robin format in 2016.

"We're going to move forward, with desire and spirit, trying to do things well from now until the finish, battling to the maximum to deliver our best and end a season that began so well the way it deserves, trying to reach the finals and win the titles," Mateo said on Saturday. "Let's hope it ends like that."

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Another ill-timed knee injury will keep the Argentinian forward from the season's pinnacle event.

Real's Deck injured, to miss Final Four again

Real Madrid v Olympiacos Piraeus (2024-05-24T19:00:00.000Z)

Vote for the Flight Time Play of the Year!

Who soared the highest in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season?

We have compiled the most explosive dunks for you to vote on which one should be named the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines Flight Time Play of the Year.

Among the finalists are five players from as many different clubs, all of whom put their own stamp on what it means to fly!

Which of them will take home the trophy that Partizan Belgrade's Alain Smailagic received in the debut season of the contest?

[Check them all out and then vote for your favorite play!](https://flighttime.euroleague.net/)

Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos Piraeus is the recipient of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Best Defender Trophy, the first end-of-season award of his career.

Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos is voted the 2023-24 EuroLeague Best Defender

[Thomas Walkup](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/thomas-walkup/008855/) of Olympiacos Piraeus is the recipient of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Best Defender Trophy, the first end-of-season award of his career.

Walkup has achieved this honor after a vote conducted among EuroLeague head coaches. With his relentless effort, aggressive and disruptive perimeter defense, and ball-hawking of the opposition's most creators, Walkup anchored Olympiacos's top-ranked scoring defense, which allowed a league-low 74.4 points per game on its way to a third consecutive Final Four berth.

Walkup picked up more steals than any other player this season – 60 and counting – good for a 1.6 average, second-best in the league. He was accountable for 21.7% of all steals that Olympiacos recorded this season.

The Best Defender Trophy is one of several end-of-season awards that recognize the elite play of the best players in the EuroLeague. The first of this season's honorees was Markus Howard of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz as the winner of Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy. Gabriele Procida of ALBA Berlin was chosen as the EuroLeague Rising Star, another award voted upon by the head coaches. The identity of the All-EuroLeague teams will be revealed shortly, as will the EuroLeague MVP and Coach of the Year awards. The Executive of the Year award will be announced in the summer.

Walter Tavares of Real Madrid finished second behind Walkup in the voting for the Best Defender Trophy. John Brown of AS Monaco placed third in the voting, Josh Nebo of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv finished fourth and Jerian Grant of Panathinaikos AKOR Athens was fifth. Others who received votes were Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, Real's Vincent Poirier, Alessandro Pajola of Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Serge Ibaka of FC Bayern Munich, Semi Ojeleye of Valencia Basket and Edmond Sumner of Zalgiris Kaunas.

Olympiacos Piraeus guard Thomas Walkup is the recipient of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Best Defender Trophy, the first end-of-season award of his career.

Walkup has achieved this honor after a vote conducted among EuroLeague head coaches. With his relentless effort, aggressive and disturbing perimeter defense, and usually in charge of opposition’s most dangerous scoring threats, Walkup led Olympiacos's top-ranked scoring defense, which allowed a league-low 74.4 points per game. He picked up more steals than any other player this season – 60 and counting. That was good for a 1.6 average, the second-best mark in the league. Walkup was accountable for 21.7% of all steals Olympiacos recorded this season on the way to reaching its third consecutive Final Four.

Thomas Walkup named 2023-24 EuroLeague Best Defender

Walkup also averaged 8.1 points, making a career-best 50 three-pointers, and dished a team-best 4.8 assists this season. What's more, he collected 3.0 rebounds, including 2.4 on the defensive end, all while playing a team-high 26:39 minutes per game in 38 appearances this season, all as a starter. Walkup had 3 or more steals in 11 games this season. No other EuroLeague player had more than eight such performances in steals. He also had 4 steals five times, tied for the league high, including once in the playoffs. During the playoffs against FC Barcelona, his average improved to 2.2 steals per game as the Reds came out on top in a five-game series despite not having home-court advantage.

The 31-year-old Walkup is in his sixth EuroLeague season, the third with Olympiacos. He debuted with Zalgiris in the 2018-19 season and spent three seasons there before joining Olympiacos in the summer of 2021. During his time in Piraeus, Walkup has started in all 108 of his appearances for the Reds, who have reached the Final Four in each of those three seasons. A Texas native and NCAA star at Stephen F. Austin University, Walkup turned pro with the Windy City Bulls of the G League in 2016. He then came to Europe and spent a season with Ludwigsburg in Germany before making the leap to the EuroLeague with Zalgiris. Walkup has helped his teams win a dozen domestic trophies so far, including two Greek League titles and three Greek Cups with Olympiacos.

Walkup is the ninth different player to be chosen as the EuroLeague Best Defender and the first Olympiacos player to do so since Bryant Dunston received the award in consecutive seasons, 2014 and 2015. Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens has won the award six times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011). Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is a three-time winner, taking home the award in 2019, 2021 and 2023, as is Kyle Hines who received the award in 2015 and 2018 with CSKA Moscow, and then in 2022 with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. Other Best Defender honorees include CSKA players Victor Khryapa and Andrei Kirilenko, in 2010 and 2012, respectively; Stephane Lasme in 2013 winner with Panathinaikos; and Adam Hanga, in 2017 with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The Reds' point guard was an on-the-ball menace all season long

Of the thousands of eye-popping plays across Turkish Airlines EuroLeague courts all season long, only one can be named the Motorola Magic Moment of the Season. And you have a say in the winner.

Time to vote for the Motorola Magic Moment of the Season!

Of the thousands of eye-popping plays across Turkish Airlines EuroLeague courts all season long, only one can be named the [Motorola Magic Moment of the Season](https://motorolamagicmoment.euroleague.net/). And you have a say in the winner.

After mining through the best of the best, five heart-stopping plays have been chosen as the finalists, which include athletic feats of dunking, high-rising rejections and a wild three-pointer. 

Have a look at all of them and then v[ote for the Motorola Magic Moment of the Season](https://motorolamagicmoment.euroleague.net/)!

Ivan Kharchenkov, one of the brightest young prospects in the EuroLeague, has signed a new three-year contract at FC Bayern Basketball.

Bayern prodigy Ivan Kharchenkov pens new deal until 2027

FC Bayern Munich has locked up the future of one of the brightest talents on the continent, as [Ivan Kharchenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ivan-kharchenkov/012123/) has renewed his contract with the German club until the end of the 2026-27 season.

The 17-year-old guard spent most of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign training with the Bayern first-team squad, with head coach Pablo Laso giving him game time on four occasions.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">🚨 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆 𝐅Ü𝐑 𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐍<br><br>U18-Nationalspieler Ivan Kharchenkov unterschreibt einen Dreijahres-Vertrag bis 2027: <a href="https://t.co/2euI3LgbgU">https://t.co/2euI3LgbgU</a><br>_______<br><br>🥳 Ivan Kharchenkov signs a three-year contract with us until 2027: <a href="https://t.co/IB2fqp9ySA">https://t.co/IB2fqp9ySA</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kharchenkov2027?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kharchenkov2027</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1788844923019477307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Ivan Kharchenkov's start in the EuroLeague

Kharchenkov made his EuroLeague debut in a 94-85 win over Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in Round 8, playing 4:32 minutes. Two days later, as part of the double-round week, the Bayern prodigy spent 7:49 minutes on the court in a 74-73 loss at Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 9, posting 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

It wasn’t until Round 13 that Kharchenkov was next seen on a EuroLeague court, finishing with 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 15:46 minutes as Bayern fell on the road at Olympiacos Piraeus, 77-69. The Germany youth international’s final EuroLeague appearance of the season came in Round 32, when he played 6:58 minutes and had 1 steal in a 79-87 defeat at home to FC Barcelona.

The top plays of FC Bayern Munich youngster Ivan Kharchenkov in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Kharchenkov's 2023-24 highlights

### Shining at the ANGT

In addition to getting a chance to play in the EuroLeague, Kharchenkov shined for Bayern’s ANGT roster. At the ANGT Podgorica tournament, he averaged 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in four games as the club recorded a fourth-placed finish.

Kharchenkov may be young, but Bayern has a lot of faith in the youngster and did not hesitate to tie him down for the next few years. He is certainly a player for EuroLeague fans to keep an eye on.

Ivan Kharchenkov in action for FC Bayern Munich against Zalgiris Kaunas in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The 17-year-old made four appearances in his debut EuroLeague season

The 21-year-old was a shining light for the German team this season

ALBA’s Gabriele Procida secures 2023-24 EuroLeague Rising Star award

ALBA Berlin swingman [Gabriele Procida](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/gabriele-procida/008384/) has been named as the recipient of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Rising Star Trophy. The 21-year-old is the third Italian to secure the prize, following Andrea Bargnani (2005-06) and Danilo Gallinari (2007-08), and the first ALBA player to do so.

Voted for by EuroLeague head coaches, the Rising Star Trophy recognizes the best player each season who was younger than 22 on July 1 of the previous summer. Procida, who turns 22 on June 1, faced strong competition for the Rising Star award this year, particularly from his ALBA teammates and countryman Matteo Spagnolo. Procida posted better numbers overall and had a bigger role than Spagnolo or any of his potential opponents elsewhere, which possibly convinced a majority of head coaches to vote for him.

Procida showed flashes of the player he can become in the near future – from outstanding dunks to deep three-pointers, great versatility and very good intensity. He scored in double digits 10 times during the regular season, getting a career-high 22 points on the road against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in a 102-81 losing effort in Round 11.

ALBA Berlin swingman Gabriele Procida has been named as the recipient of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Rising Star Trophy. The 21-year-old is the third Italian to secure the prize, following Andrea Bargnani (2005-06) and Danilo Gallinari (2007-08), and the first ALBA player to do so.

That allowed Provida to lead all Rising Star eligible players this season in points, both with his overall total of 207 and also his average of 8.3 points per game. He is also first amongst eligible Rising Star players in total PIR (201) and average PIR (8.0), as well as in steals (1.4 spg.), ranking fourth among all EuroLeague players. Procida led the 2023-24 EuroLeague in steals per 40 minutes (3.3). Per 40 minutes, Procida averaged 19.0 points, 4.3 fouls drawn and a PIR of 18.4.

In addition to his ability to collect steals, Procida hit 58.2% of his two-point shots, in addition to averaging 1.6 rebounds, 0.4 blocks and 1.9 fouls drawn in less than 18 minutes per game, mainly coming off the bench. Before a series of small injuries, Procida had a seven-game stretch between Rounds 10 and 16 in which he averaged 10.1 points, 1.6 steals and a PIR of 12.3.

Procida made his Italian League debut with Cantu in 2019. He played there until the end of the 2020-21 season, joining Fortitudo Bologna. He averaged 7.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 26 Italian League games with Fortitudo in the 2021-22 campaigns, and has played for ALBA over the last two seasons. Procida has also been a member of the Italian national team and played at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

The first-ever Rising Star award went to Erazem Lorbek of Climamio Bologna in 2005. He was followed by Bargnani of Benetton Treviso in 2006; Rudy Fernandez of Joventut Badalona in 2007; Gallinari of Armani Jeans Milano in 2008; Novica Velickovic of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in 2009; Ricky Rubio of FC Barcelona in 2010; Nikola Mirotic of Real Madrid in 2011 and 2012; Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus in 2013; Bogdan Bogdanovic of Partizan in 2014 and again with Fenerbahce Istanbul in 2015; Alex Abrines of Barca in 2016; Luka Doncic of Real Madrid in 2017 and 2018; Goga Bitadze of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in 2019; Usman Garuba of Real in 2021; Rokas Jokubaitis of Barcelona in 2022; and Yam Madar of Partizan in 2023.

World-famous "El Mismo Sol" singer headlines a special night at Krartwerk Berlin.

Tickets on sale now for Alvaro Soler and Mr. BAGS at the FanZone!

The FanZone at the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four will be the place to be, especially on the night of Saturday, May 25 when sports and music lovers will be able to catch world-famous singer Alvaro Soler and cover artist Mr. BAGS at Kraftwerk Berlin, a popular exhibition hall in the district of Mitte. [Tickets are on sale now](https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/6639e11eac2ac16275181540), so don’t miss out!

Soler is a Spanish-German singer who specializes in Latin pop music. His songs have generated more than five billion streams across audio and video streams, while he has won over 150 gold and platinum awards. The release of his song [“El Mismo Sol”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNHwNreDp3A) in 2015 saw him rise to prominence, but his collaboration with Jennifer Lopez, who has over 80 million record sales, for a Spanish-English version of [“El Mismo Sol”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNHwNreDp3A) allowed Soler to become a household name.

Still with over six million monthly listeners, and having released three albums to date (“Eterno Agosto” in 2015, “Mar de Colores” in 2018, and “Magia” in 2021), Soler is also very popular in Germany. Since 2021 he has been a judge on the German talent show “The Voice Kids”, and he has appeared in the fifth (2021) and ninth (2023) seasons of the German edition of “The Masked Singer”. His collaboration with Morat, a famous Colombian pop rock group, for the song [“Yo Contigo, Tu Conmigo”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SC0Ze4ta9o) appeared in the 2017 film “Despicable Me 3”. Soler was also the voice of the character Camilo Madrigal in the Italian and German dubbed versions of the 2021 film “Encanto”.

Also performing at the FanZone on the Saturday night is Mr. BAGS, an Italian cover band. Led by the singer Serena Bagozzi ([BAGS](https://www.instagram.com/serena_bagozzi/)), a vocalist for some of the biggest artists in Italy, she is joined by Daniele Lulli (guitar), Michele De Carlantonio (bass) and Massimiliano Chiapperi (drums). Bagozzi has been a [vocalist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35AdXK4_97A) for Claudio Baglioni for almost 15 years and Miguel Bose. She has recorded for Ennio Morricone, too.

If you don’t want to miss out on any of the fun, make sure to [get your tickets now](https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/6639e11eac2ac16275181540) via Euroleague Basketball’s webshop and on [Eventim.de](http://Eventim.de). Space is limited to 1,600 spectators.  Early Bird tickets are priced at €70, but when they are bought up, the General Entrance tickets left will be €80, so don’t hesitate. Book now!

World-famous "El Mismo Sol" singer headlines a special night at Kraftwerk Berlin.

Each day until the 2024 EuroLeague Final Four in Berlin, Germany, you can relive the greatest semifinal and championship games.

Catch the Final Four’s best-ever games exclusively on the EuroLeague’s YouTube channel

The countdown to the [2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/final-four/) is well and truly on.

After three drama-filled Game 5s on Tuesday and Wednesday, the [EuroLeague’s YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@euroleague) is the perfect place to get hyped up for the action in Berlin, Germany. The semifinals will be played on May 24 before the championship game takes center stage on May 26.

Until then, why not get ready for the 2024 Final Four by watching the greatest semifinals and championship games in the history of the EuroLeague.

### The perfect preparation ahead of the Final Four

Starting today, May 9, and lasting until May 23, 15 games – five semifinal games and 10 championship games – will be aired in full on the EuroLeague’s YouTube channel. These legendary encounters will drop between 19:00 and 19:30 CEST each day, so don’t miss out.

The 2016-17 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul squad celebrates winning the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title.

Relive the greatest moments from the semifinals and championship games as we gear up for Berlin

Euroleague Basketball has announced the following disciplinary sanctions pertaining to incidents that occurred around Game 5 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.

EuroLeague Playoffs Game 5 disciplinary sanctions

- Panathinaikos Aktor Athens has been sanctioned with fines amounting up to €24,000 for the lighting of flares and the court invasion following the end of the game on occasion of its home game against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv  under Article 29.2.e, and i) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code, respectively.