By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Previewing a clash with Fenerbahce Beko in Belgrade Arena on Friday night, Partizan Mozzart Bet head coach Zeljko Obradovic shared updates regarding the players on the injury list.
Among the four sidelined players, only Frank Ntilikina has not been ruled out of Round 18 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. “We hope he will be able to return,” mentioned Obradovic, “Then, he would be the 12th player I will be counting on.”
The 23-year-old French guard has been out for two weeks. Before being forced to the sidelines, he averaged 7.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.6 steals per contest over 14 appearances, including five starts in the ongoing edition of Europe’s premier club continental competition.
Besides tagging Ntilikina as questionable, the nine-time EuroLeague champion confirmed Mitar Bosnjakovic (ankle), Vanja Marinkovic (Achilles), and Gabriel Iffe Lundberg (groin) as out for the matchup opposite Fener.
The Turkish club based in Istanbul, the home of Obradovic between 2013 and 2020, features an equally populated injury list stretching from Wade Baldwin IV (hamstring) to Arturs Zagars (foot), Scottie Wilbekin (knee surgery), and Dyshawn Pierre (calf).
Hoping to start the second half of the double-legged round-robin schedule of the EuroLeague with a winning display, Partizan and Fenerbahce face different situations. At 7-10, the Belgrade outfit sits two games outside the Play-In Showdown zone. The team coached by Sarunas Jasikevicius carries a 10-6 W-L tally and ranks fifth overall, trailing leader Paris by one game.
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