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EuroLeague injury report: Round 17

Follow all the latest injury information for registered players in the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, as reported by the clubs, and get your [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/home?_ga=2.101462721.1199459303.1696273873-903329349.1669636775) teams up to date!

### ALBA Berlin

Will McDowell-White and Justin Bean are ruled out for ALBA's game at Olympiacos on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Gabriele Procida last played in Round 14.
- Will McDowell-White has not played since Round 8.
- [Justin Bean](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/justin-bean-out-three-months-with-broken-wrist/) is out until early February after breaking his wrist.

### Anadolu Efes Istanbul

All of Efes's players are available for its game against Partizan on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Shane Larkin returned to action in Round 15.

### AS Monaco

Furkan Korkmaz is available while Nick Calathes and Alpha Diallo are ruled out for Monaco's game at Real Madrid on Thursday, the club has confirmed.

- Furkan Korkmaz, who was a game-time decision in Rounds 15 and 16, did not feature. He last played in Round 8 but has travelled with the team to Madrid.
- [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nick-calathes-out-3-4-weeks-with-knee-injury/), who was a game-time decision in Round 16, did not feature. He has not yet played this season.
- [Alpha Diallo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/monaco-basket-loses-alpha-diallo-to-knee-injury/) is out for at least two weeks with a knee injury.

### Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Baskonia has not yet sent an injury report for its game at Panathinaikos on Thursday.

- [Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/timothe-luwawu-cabarrot-sidelined-with-calf-injury/), who last played in Round 11, is dealing with a calf injury, but no timetable has been set for his return.

### Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade

Ognjen Dobric, Branko Lazic, Milos Teodosic and and John Brown are ruled out for Crvena Zvezda's game against Maccabi on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- [John Brown signed for Crvena Zvezda last week](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/crvena-zvezda-signs-defensive-ace-john-brown/) and he has been registered ahead of Round 16.
- Milos Teodosic and Branko Lazic were not available in Round 16. Teodosic also missed Round 15.
- [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/joel-bolomboy-hyperextends-knee-avoids-acl-tear/) hyperextended his knee and underwent conservative treatment. The center, who last played in Round 4, did play in the ABA League last weekend.

### EA7 Emporio Armani Milan

Leandro Bolmaro and Josh Nebo are game-time decisions for Milan's game against Bayern on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Leandro Bolmaro, Stefano Tonut and Giordano Bortolani did not play in Round 16.
- [Josh Nebo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/josh-nebo-to-be-reevaluated-in-3-4-weeks/) (arm) has not played since Round 7.

### FC Barcelona

Barcelona has not yet sent an injury report for its game at Virtus on Friday.

- [New signing Raul Neto](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-brings-in-ex-nba-guard-raul-neto/) made his debut in Round 12, but he is out with a groin injury.
- [Chimezie Metu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-loses-chimezie-metu-for-6-8-weeks/) is out with a sprained knee.
- [Nico Laprovittola](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nico-laprovittola-to-undergo-knee-surgery/) is ruled out for the season due to an ACL and meniscus injury.

### FC Bayern Munich

Oscar da Silva is on the 12-man roster while Ivan Kharchenkov is left out and Vladimir Lucic is unavailable for Bayern's game at Milan on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Oscar da Silva did not play in Round 16.
- Bayern has been without Vladimir Lucic (muscle bruise) since Round 2.

### Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

[Fenerbahce's game against Paris](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/paris-basketball-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-suspended/) on Thursday has been suspended due to a number of Paris players dealing with flu.

- Devon Hall returned to action in Round 16.
- Wade Baldwin left Fenerbahce's Round 16 game with an injury.
- [Arturs Zagars](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/arturs-zagars-fenerbahce-beko-foot-injury/) suffered a foot injury ahead of Round 15.
- [Dyshawn Pierre](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahces-dyshawn-pierre-sidelined-by-calf-injury/) suffered a calf injury in Round 12.
- [Scottie Wilbekin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-confirms-the-worst-scottie-wilbekin-has-torn-his-acl/) tore his ACL in Round 1 and is out with a long-term injury.

### LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

ASVEL has not yet sent an injury report for its game at Zalgiris on Friday.

- Andre Roberson suffered a right ankle injury during a French League game last weekend and did not play in Round 16.
- [Edwin Jackson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/edwin-jackson-to-miss-six-weeks-with-hamstring-injury/) has been out since Round 7 with a hamstring injury, but he has rejoined group practices.
- [Charles Kahudi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/charles-kahudi-out-for-four-weeks-with-groin-injury/) is out until mid-January with a groin injury.

### Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Wenyen Gabriel and Jasiel Rivero are ruled out for Maccabi's game at Crvena Zvezda on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Wenyen Gabriel left Maccabi's Round 16 game with a hand injury.
- [Jasiel Rivero](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/maccabi-loses-jasiel-rivero-again-to-torn-hamstring/) is out until early-to-mid January with a torn hamstring.

### Olympiacos Piraeus

Keenan Evans and Moses Wright are ruled out for Olympiacos's game against ALBA on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Moustapha Fall returned to action in Round 16.
- [Nathan Mensah joined Olympiacos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-bc-signs-nathan-mensah/), but he has not yet been registered.
- [Moses Wright](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/moses-wright-out-for-the-season-with-health-issue/) is out for the season with a health issue.
- [Keenan Evans](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/zalgiris-star-keenan-evans-out-long-term-after-knee-surgery/) remains sidelined after undergoing knee surgery. He has not yet been registered for the competition.

### Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

Ioannis Papapetrou (sick) is questionable for Panathinaikos's game against Baskonia on Thursday, the club has confirmed.

- Ioannis Papapetrou did not play in Round 16.
- Marius Grigonis (lower back surgery) has not played since Round 4.

### Paris Basketball

[Paris's game against Fenerbahce](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/paris-basketball-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-suspended/) on Thursday has been suspended due to a number of Paris players dealing with flu.

- Daulton Hommes has not played so far this season.

### Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade

Frank Ntilikina, Vanja Marinkovic and Iffe Lundberg are ruled out for Partizan's game against Efes on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Brandon Davies and Frank Ntilikina did not play in Round 16.
- Iffe Lundberg (foot) last played in Round 12.
- Mario Nakic (ankle) has not played since Round 7.

### Real Madrid

Real Madrid has not yet sent an injury report for its game against Monaco on Thursday.

### Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Toko Shengelia is ruled out for Virtus's game against Barcelona on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Toko Shengelia did not play in Round 16.

### Zalgiris Kaunas

All of Zalgiris's players are available for its game against ASVEL on Friday, the club has confirmed.

- Dovydas Giedraitis returned to action in Round 16.

Stay up to date with the latest information provided by the EuroLeague clubs

Injury report, Round 17: Nebo could return, three missing for Partizan

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v FC Bayern Munich (2024-12-20T20:00:00.000Z)

Olympiacos Piraeus v ALBA Berlin (2024-12-20T19:15:00.000Z)

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2024-12-20T19:30:00.000Z)

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v FC Barcelona (2024-12-20T19:00:00.000Z)

Zalgiris Kaunas v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2024-12-20T18:00:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2024-12-20T17:30:00.000Z)

Real Madrid v AS Monaco (2024-12-19T19:45:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2024-12-19T19:30:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2024-12-19T17:45:00.000Z)

Dzanan Musa stood out and played a very strong game as Real Madrid won one of its biggest and most important games of the season, topping AS Monaco 94-72 at WiZink Center in Round 17. 

Now healthy, Dzanan Musa took Real Madrid to another level in Round 17

[Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/mad/) won one of its biggest and most important games of the season, [topping AS Monaco 94-72](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/real-thrashes-first-place-monaco-94-72/) at WiZink Center in Round 17. In an all-around team performance, [Dzanan Musa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dzanan-musa/006540/) stood out and played a very strong game.

Musa was active in the 23 minutes he spent on the floor, going past the 20-point mark for the first time this season. He finished the game with 22 points on 5-of-8 two-point shooting and 3-of-4 on three-pointers, plus 5 rebounds and a season-high 5 assists for a PIR of 26.

His performance went beyond numbers, however. Musa attacked the rim at every opportunity, finding easy points in transition and looking for backdoor layups. Of course, Musa was also deadly from beyond the arc and his overall activity paid off with a great performance in a must-win game for Real.

Dzanan Musa of Real Madrid had an all-around performance against AS Monaco: 22 points on 5 of 8 two-pointers and 3 of 4 three-pointers, 5 rebounds, a season-high 5 assists and a PIR of 26.

Musa has season-high 22 points against AS Monaco

"I had a difficult injury. It didn't seem like it, but just against Zalgiris, it was the first game that I didn't feel the pain, and I'm back with full confidence," Musa said after the game. "I am happy that I could do this for my team, that I could be back in my best form."

Musa missed four games due to injury, from Rounds 7 to 10. In the next four games after this injury, he averaged 8.0 points on 50% two-point shooting and 33.3% from deep, which led to a PIR average of 9.8. After that game that Musa mentioned, against Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 15, he has been his usual, dangerous self. Musa has boosted his numbers to 16.3 points on 12 of 16 two-point shooting (75%) and 4-of-9 on threes (44.4%) for a PIR of 19.0.

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Musa was full of confidence after the game, as his team has been able to beat the competition's leader, Paris Basketball and then Monaco, in consecutive games this week. Real now has an 8-9 record at the regular season's halfway mark.

"Even though the standings don't say so, I think we are one of the top three teams in the EuroLeague and we will show that, but we have to go step by step because this is a long season," Musa said. "The EuroLeague has never been better, so we've got to keep working. It's not easy, but I think that with our talent and our coaching staff, we can reach the playoffs and the Final Four."

Real Madrid guard Dzanan Musa spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat AS Monaco in Round 17 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Dzanan Musa: 'We are one of the top three teams in the EuroLeague'

Musa got plenty of help from Real's second unit. In less than 16 minutes, playmaker [Facu Campazzo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/) had 12 points, 4 assists and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 21, while missing just one shot. [Usman Garuba](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/usman-garuba/007630/), also back after being sidelined for the better part of the season, had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR of 17.

Everything points out to a good second half of the season for *Los Blancos* due to their depth and experience. Of course, time will tell.

Game News

After struggling following an injury, Los Blancos' swingman is back on track

Real Madrid guard Dzanan Musa spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat AS Monaco in Round 17 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.  

Dzanan Musa: 'We are one of the top three teams in EuroLeague'

Real Madrid-AS Monaco | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Its second unit stepped up in Round 17. A great sign going forward. 


Real's depth stops Monaco 

[Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/roster/mad/?season=2024-25) showed its best version in Round 17, [downing AS Monaco 94-72](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/real-thrashes-first-place-monaco-94-72/) at home. After dropping to 6-9, Real had to face the competition's first-place team in consecutive games and in them [defeated Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/real-madrid-defeats-shorts-less-paris-85-96/) and then Monaco.

*Los Blancos* relied on great depth to win the game on a night in which star center [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) was limited to 2 points and a career-low PIR of -5. Coach [Chus Mateo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/mad/mateo-chus/?season=E2024) did not worry, however, as his second unit stepped up throughout the game to lead Real to a good-as-gold victory.

Real's bench players combined for 51 points and 27 rebounds, and that allowed the hosts to outrebound Monaco 41-29. By comparison, Monaco's second unit only contributed 22 points and 18 rebounds.

[Facu Campazzo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/) came off the bench midway through the first quarter and made the difference with his court vision and shooting accuracy. In less than 16 minutes, he had 12 points, 4 assists and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 21, missing just one shot. 

Real Madrid big man Usman Garuba had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 fouls drawn against AS Monaco.

Garuba plays key role against Monaco

[Usman Garuba](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/usman-garuba/007630/) also made the most of his 15 minutes on the court, getting 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR of 17. Garuba came off the bench to play center and also was seen alongside Serge Ibaka, who had 5 points and 4 rebounds.

[Mario Hezonja](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mario-hezonja/003108/) came off the bench against Monaco for just the fifth time this season, providing instant offense and finishing the game with 13 points and 5 rebounds for a PIR of 15.

Real shot the ball well in the first half (57.9% 2FG, 54.5% 3FG) and outrebounded Monaco 25-12, also getting 14 first-half assists. That led to a 53-35 halftime lead and *Los Blancos* did not look back after that.

Game Videos

"We played against a team that only had 4-5 defeats, and it was difficult to face them because they got very, very good players. But we did a good job on defense. We know that if we play good on defense, if we do like we did today in one-on-one \[situations\] and rebounding like we did, we have the option to to win every game against whoever," Coach Mateo said after the game. "But we need to play with the same concentration that we showed today."

The second unit stepped up in Round 17, which is a great sign for Los Blancos going forward

Real Madrid's depth stopped Monaco 

Los Blancos led 53-35 at halftime and didn't look back 


Real thrashes first-place Monaco, 94-72! 

Real Madrid rounded a perfect double-round week by thrashing AS Monaco 94-72 in the Spanish capital in Round 17 on Thursday. Real improved to 8-9 in the standings while Monaco dropped to 11-6. 

Dzanan Musa led the winners with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Mario Hezonja added 13 points and Gabriel Deck and Facu Campazzo each had 12 for Real. Mike James paced Monaco with 19 points. Jordan Loyd scored 13, Donatas Motiejunas added 12 and Matthew Strazel had 10 for the visitors.

Musa got Real going with a put-back layup. Donatas Motiejunas scored in the paint and James added a three-point play for a 3-5 Monaco edge. Musa struck from downtown and got help from Deck to restore a Real lead. Walter Tavares erased James's floater with a dunk, and then Eli Ndiaye scored in transition for a 12-8 Real margin. Motiejunas sank his trademark jump hook and James erased Musa's layup with a jumper. Hezonja struck from beyond the arc and followed Campazzo's triple with a wild three-point play for a 23-14 Real lead. Afteer James buried a fallaway jumper, Ndiaye dunked and Campzzzo made it a double-digit game, 27-16. Jaron Blossomgame made a jump hook and Strazel sank an off-balance three-pointer to help Monaco get within 29-22 after 10 minutes. 

Usman Garuba took over with an alley-oop layup early in the second quarter. Alberto Abalde beat the shot clock with a highly-contested jumper, then Campazzo dished a magic assist to Hugo Gonzalez for a fastbreak layup that boosted Los Blancos' lead. Deck soon capped a 10-0 run that broke the game open, 39-22. Deck kept pushing Real with a backdoor layup. Jordan Loyd, Serge Ibaka and Vitto Brown each hit a three-pointer for a 44-29 score. Loyd added a fastbreak layup and Motiejunas made a triple that gave Monaco hope at 44-34. Abalde scored a stop-and-pop three-pointer and Ibaka dunked, which prompted the visitors to call a timeout at 49-35. Musa and Deck made it 53-35 at halftime. 

 

Campazzo ignited the crowd with a three-point play soon after the break. Motiejunas stepped up with a tip-in, Musa answered with a layup in transition and Campazzo scored off a steal to break the game open, 61-37. Motiejunas made a jump hook and Loyd followed it with a fastbreak layup. James got Monaco a bit closer, 61-43. Deck buried a fadeaway jumper and Andres Feliz added a three-point play that boosted Real's lead to 66-43. Hezonja took over with an alley-oop layup and Musa improved on Loyd's jumper with a three-point play. Abalde found space for a wide-open triple and got help from Garuba to give Real a 77-47 lead after three quarters.

Garuba scored around the basket early in the fourth quarter. James found Mam Jaiteh for an easy basket and connected with Petr Cornelie for a dunk. Strazel struck from beyond the arc and James's jumper got Monaco within 79-56. Furkan Korkmaz capped a 0-11 run with a fastbreak layup that prompted Real to call timeout at 79-58. Musa stepped up with a backdoor layup that James bettered with a huge three-pointer. After Musa answered from downtown, James swished a baseline jumper and Hezonja's backdoor layup created an 86-63 Real lead. Monaco never gave up, but Los Blancos had already cruised to a well-deserved win. 

'Los Blancos' led 53-35 at halftime and didn't look back 


Real thrashes first-place Monaco, 94-72

Facu Campazzo gets the ball from Usman Garuba and sends an incredible pass to Hugo Gonzalez for an easy two. WHAT A PASS!

Campazzo's magic pass! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night

Mike James sends a fantastic no-look pass to Petr Cornelie for a two-handed dunk!

James finds Cornelie! Motorola Magic Moment

 Mike James sends a fantastic no-look pass to Petr Cornelie for a two-handed dunk!

Reigning champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens returned to winning ways with a pair of big wins in a double-round week, bouncing back from adversity in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on the back of majestic displays from its leader Kendrick Nunn. 
Following a 103-74 blowout of EA7 visiting Emporio Armani Milan on Tuesday, Panathinaikos romped to a 104-69 whitewash of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz with Nunn racking up 65 points over the two matchups


Vintage Kendrick Nunn caught fire to steer Panathinaikos again

Reigning EuroLeague champion [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) returned to winning ways with a pair of big wins in a double-round week, bouncing back from adversity in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on the back of majestic displays from its leader [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/).

Following a [103-74 blowout of EA7 visiting Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nunns-39-points-leads-panathinaikos-past-milan-103-74/) on Tuesday, Panathinaikos romped to a [104-69 whitewash of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nunn-shines-again-as-panathinaikos-demolishes-baskonia-104-69/) with Nunn racking up 65 points over the two matchups.

It was a stark change in fortunes for the guard, who had suffered a slump in form and was handed a one-game suspension for inappropriate conduct in his team’s [91-73 loss at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/partizan-overwhelms-panathinaikos-91-73-to-make-it-four-in-a-row/) in Round 14.

Having missed the [93-67 debacle at Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-up-panathinaikos-93-67/) in the following round, Nunn came back with a vengeance to pour in [a career-high 39 points ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/kendrick-nunn-enjoyed-record-night-at-oaka/)against Milan before draining 26 against Baskonia, coupled with a career-high 9 assists and 4 steals.

Kendrick Nunn caught fire to steer Panathinaikos again

In every aspect, Nunn looked like the player who drove the Greens to their [seventh championship in Europe’s premier club competition](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/championship-game-live-real-madrid-vs-panathinaikos/) last season, facilitating the offense in the second half after shooting the lights out in the first.

Unfortunately, his second successive monster performance was overshadowed by [a serious injury](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/all-euroleague-center-mathias-lessort-leaves-game-with-leg-injury/) to the team’s other pillar, [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/).

Post-game comments from Lessort’s teammates and head coach [Ergin Ataman ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/ataman-ergin/?season=E2024)amounted to wishing the Panathinaikos big man a speedy recovery, as he was rushed to hospital for an MRI scan.

Profoundly shocked by the incident, Ataman was also struck to learn that a fan had suffered an apparent heart attack after seeing Lessort go down awkwardly and leave in anguish.  

“It was a very strange night and it’s difficult to talk about the fantastic basketball that we played,” Ataman said at the post-game press conference.  “Mathias suffered a very serious injury and I also want to thank Baskonia’s head coach Pablo Laso for agreeing to stop the game for 10 minutes after it happened.

“I was told that somebody \[among the fans\] suffered a heart attack. We are all hoping for good news about Mathias and we’re waiting for the doctors to say what kind of a fracture it is. That’s basketball and things like that can happen, but for the first time in my life I saw a fan get a heart attack over a player’s injury,” the Turkish tactician added with a grim look on his face.

The 29-year-old guard bounced back from a one-game suspension in a memorable double-week

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard Kendrick Nunn spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in Round 17 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.  

Kendrick Nunn: 'We need everyone to keep Mathias in their prayers'

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens blew away visiting Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 104-69 in Round 17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and improved to 10-7, while the Spanish side dropped to 7-10 after Kendrick Nunn paced the home team with 26 points and a career-high 9 assists.

Nunn shines again as Panathinaikos demolishes Baskonia, 104-69

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens blew away visiting Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 104-69 in Round 17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and improved to 10-7, while the Spanish side dropped to 7-10 after Kendrick Nunn paced the home team with 26 points and a career-high 9 assists.

The game was marred by a serious injury to Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort, who landed awkwardly early in the second half and appeared to have injured his ankle, having to hop off the court in excruciating pain amid screams from both sets of players and fans.

“We have nothing to celebrate and it’s very bad luck for Mathias,” the home team’s head coach Ergin Ataman said in a courtside post-game interview. “It looks like he broke his leg and the whole team was in shock after that.”

Nunn added: “We’re praying the injury is not as serious as it looks. We just need everybody to keep him in our prayers. He’s our brother and we are going to have his back, that’s for sure.”

Lorenzo Brown added 18 points for Panathinaikos, Juancho Hernangomez netted 10 and Lessort racked up 10 points to go with 6 boards before the gut-wrenching incident which saw hordes of home fans crying in anguish.

At the other end, Chima Moneke scored 16 points and Kamar Baldwin added 10 for Baskonia, which got trampled on from start to finish.

Having scored a career-high 39 points in Tuesday’s 103-74 home rout of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, Nunn carried on right where he left off against the Italian side and poured 14 points in the first quarter of the matchup with Baskonia, with Panathinaikos romping into a 33-12 lead.

Baskonia regained some composure early in the second and slashed the deficit to 36-21 and then 48-35 in the closing stages of the first half, but Panathinaikos was still able to take a whopping lead, 53-35, into the locker room at halftime.

The game went flat for some time after Lessort’s injury early in the third quarter and was held up moments later after a fan had collapsed with Ataman saying in his post-game interview it appeared to be a stroke.

Both teams went through the motions for the remainder of the third quarter before Panathinaikos put its foot back on the gas in the fourth, engineering a 16-0 run late in the game for a 99-64 lead.

With both teams huddled together after the buzzer, Baskonia guard Markus Howard led a prayer for Lessort with home fans repeatedly chanting the big man’s name.   

“That’s my brother, it’s bad to see him down like that and I am at a loss for words,” Brown said as he barely held back the tears. “I hope he has a speedy recovery and it’s going to be tough for us to move on.”

The prolific guard followed up on his shooting spree from the previous round with another masterclass

Wait... what!?!?!? Facu Campazzo stops Matthew Strazel with arguably the biggest block in his EuroLeague career!

Campazzo's huge block! Motorola Magic Moment

Mike James drives but Usman Garuba chases him and stops him with a big block!

Garuba stops James! Motorola Magic Moment

 Mike James drives but Usman Garuba chases him and stops him with a big block!

Garuba stops James! Motorola Magic Moment 

Diop takes off to flush it down after connecting on Baldwin’s alley-oop!

Nice alley-oop from Diop! Motorola Magic Moment

Diop takes off to flush it down after connecting on Baldwin’s alley-oop! 

Nunn rips through the paint and flushes it down with a two-hander!

Lessort rocks the rim in style! Motorola Magic Moment

 Nunn rips through the paint and flushes it down with a two-hander!

Hapoel Tel Aviv BC secured a crucial win over Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul in Round 12, which means both teams are now on a 7-5 record, and its two wins over the Turkish side this year could prove to be crucial in the playoff race.

Hapoel Tel Aviv has its destiny in its hands after winning 'the more difficult way'

[Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/hta/) could have done it in a much easier way, but eventually it needed overtime to [beat Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 109-101](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/hapoel-goes-to-ot-to-beat-besiktas-109-101/) on Wednesday night. It was a high-stakes game and a big win for Hapoel, which has now swept its two games against Besiktas, with both teams holding a 7-5 record with six games left in the regular season.

Despite the absence of injured point guard [Patrick Beverley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/patrick-beverley/001927/), Hapoel seemed in complete control and was up 91-81 with under 3 minutes to go, but three turnovers on the next four possessions allowed Besiktas to rally. The main source of the visitors' comeback was [Yigit Arslan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/yigit-arslan/007914/), who caught fire.

"Luckily, we managed to put it out," said one of Hapoel's heroes on the night, [Antonio Blakeney](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/antonio-blakeney/013402/).

Arslan hit back-to-back threes within 16 seconds, before baskets from [Kyle Allman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/kyle-allman/011924/) and [Dustin Sleva](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/dustin-sleva/011927/) tied things up.

But Blakeney, who led Hapoel by scoring 21 points in regulation, netted the first 5 points in overtime and then started Hapoel's 12-0 run that allowed the team to close the game out without further drama.

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"Once in overtime, you just want to win," Blakeney pointed out. "We don't care if it is by one \[point\], we just wanted to win the game."

So, even though the game ended with an important win, the story of the night was a near collapse that ruined all the good that Hapoel has done during the first 37 minutes.

"We're gonna analyze it and find out why," said coach Dimitris Itoudis. "It frustrates me because we have good ball handlers, inside we have the players who are point of emphasis in the paint, and we get into stupid mistakes.

"We could have ended it in regulation, but we wanted to do it the more difficult way. We looked like we were scared to win in regulation."

Antonio Blakeney led Hapoel scoring 26 points, including the first 5 points of overtime.

Blakeney starred for Hapoel off the bench

Interestingly, mistakes towards the end of regulation came from [Yam Madar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/yam-madar/011052/) and [Johnathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/johnathan-motley/011157/), two go-to guys and two players who were integral in Hapoel leading in the first place.

Motley had 21 points, but also 7 turnovers, while Madar posted 16 points along with 6 assists.

"We've got a lot of time to get better," Blakeney said in a EuroLeague TV interview after the win. "I think we got better from the last EuroCup game we played. That's the main focus, to get better every day. Get one percent better every day, that's all that matters."

Hapoel is now 2-2 under Coach Itoudis, but thanks to pulling out a win, it moved into fourth place in Group A and two wins behind second-placed [Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dreamland-gran-canaria/can/), which Hapoel visits next on the second day of the new year.

"We've got to continue to learn. We work hard. The transition period is obvious, but the players have a tremendous wish \[to work\]," Itoudis stressed.

He will be looking for answers for his team to get better, but also knowing that thanks to this overtime win, they hold their destiny in their own hands.

The Israeli side is now 2-2 under Coach Itoudis

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (2024-12-18T18:00:00.000Z)

### EA7 Emporio Armani Milan

 

Streaks

 

 

Nikola Mirotic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 of his last 13 games.

 

Mirotic has made multiple three-point shots in eight straight games.

 

Mirotic has scored 16 or more points in eight straight games.

 

Mirotic has had a PIR of 12 or more in 15 straight games.

 

Mirotic has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in nine of his last 10 games.

 

Zach LeDay has scored at least 13 points and had a PIR of 16 or more in nine of his last 10 games.

 

LeDay has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine of his last 10 games.

 

Fabien Causeur has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.

 

Armoni Brooks has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.

 

 

Season rankings

 

 

Nikola Mirotic is tied for second in average index rating with 23.4 per game.

 

Zach LeDay ranks seventh in average index rating with 20.2 per game.

 

Mirotic ranks sixth in scoring with 18.6 points per game.

 

LeDay ranks 10th in scoring with 16.1 points per game.

 

Mirotic is tied for second in rebounding with 7.1 per game.

 

Mirotic is tied for eighth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.

 

Fabien Causeur leads the league in three-point accuracy at 54.5%.

 

LeDay ranks second in three-point accuracy at 54.2%.

 

Leandro Bolmaro ranks seventh in steals with 1.3 per game.

 

Causeur ranks 10th in steals with 1.2 per game.

 

Milan ranks second in scoring with 87.4 points per game.

 

Milan ranks second in free-throw shooting at 84.0%.

 

Milan leads the league in three-point shooting at 40.0%.

 

Milan has allowed 9.4 offensive rebounds per game, the second-fewest in he league.

 

 

Records/Milestones

 

Nikola Mirotic is ranked fifth all-time with 4,559 index rating points. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 4,764 and counting.

 

Mirotic is in seventh place all-time in scoring with 3,834 points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is sixth with 3,991 points and counting.

 

Mirotic is in sixth place all-time with 915 free throws made. Sloukas is fifth with 938 and counting.

 

Stefano Tonut ranks sixth all-time in three-point accuracy at 45.7%.

 

Josh Nebo ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.7%.

 

Nebo needs 9 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

 

Zach LeDay needs 20 points to reach 2,000 for his career.

### FC Bayern Munich

 

Streaks

 

 

Shabazz Napier has made at least 1 three-pointer in 22 of his last 23 games.

 

Devin Booker has scored in double figures in 15 of his last 16 games.

 

Booker has had a PIR of 11 or more in four of his last five games.

 

Booker has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in five straight games.

 

Carsen Edwards has scored 17 or more points in eight of his last nine games.

 

Edwards has had a PIR of 17 or more in eight of his last nine games.

 

Edwards has made at least 1 three-pointer in 14 straight games.

 

Nick Weiler-Babb has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.

 

Weiler-Babb has had a double-digit PIR in six of his last seven games.

 

Weiler-Babb has had at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.

 

Andreas Obst has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine straight games.

 

 

Season rankings

 

 

Carsen Edwards leads the league in scoring with 20.4 points per game.

 

Edwards ranks second in three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.

 

Andreas Obst is tied for fourth in three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.

 

Nick Weiler-Babb ranks second in steals with 1.6 per game.

 

Shabazz Napier is tied for eighth in steals with 1.2 per game.

 

Oscar da Silva is tied for ninth in two-point accuracy at 69.6%.

 

Bayern leads the league in scoring with 88.7 points per game.

 

Bayern ranks third in steals with 6.9 per game.

 

Bayern leads the league in free-throw shooting at 85.5%.

 

Bayern ranks second in two-point accuracy at 60.1%.

 

 

Records/Milestones

 

 

Niels Giffey needs 1 point to reach 1,000 for his career.

 

Johannes Voigtmann needs 14 assists to reach 500 for his career.

 

Carsen Edwards ranks third all-time in free-throw accuracy at 91.3%.