By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The name of Marc Gasol, naturally, appeared in the list of players that coach Sergio Scariolo chose for Spain’s preliminary squad ahead of the Olympics. But nothing is certain when it comes to the participation of the Memphis Grizzlies center in the games of Rio.
“My main priority is the recovery of my foot”, said Gasol. “I hope it will happen on time in order to be present at the Olympic Games. But the whole process is evaluated each week. In four weeks things might be very different”.
“I haven’t started running yet but I am walking with being disturbed”, he then explained regarding his rehabilitation, while adding that: “I will not risk my health if I am not 100% ready. Another injury in the same area might be really serious. I had forced my foot in a moment that I shouldn’t have. It was a fatal move for the bone, which got broken”. The days that came after it weren’t exactly pretty. “It was a shock. Being away from the thing you love doing the most is hard. There are moments in which you feel helpless. An unpleasant situation”.