Βy Antonis Stroggylakis/ info@eurohoops.net
Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Scottie Wilbekin will be out for his team’s game against Olympiacos for Round 4 of the EuroLeague regular season.
Wilbekin hasn’t fully recovered from a minor hand injury that has been bothering him since Sunday. While the American guard really wanted to play in the match, a joint decision was taken that he shouldn’t take any risks with his injury. Especially considering the fact that Maccabi‘s backcourt will be without Jeremy Pargo for the next two months.
Maccabi will thus face Olympiacos minus its top contributor so far in EuroLeague since Wilbekin has been averaging team-highs 20.7 points plus six assists.
Olympiacos will be at full strength since guard Janis Strelnieks is back after missing the match vs. Olimpia Milano. The Reds are 2 – 1 in EuroLeague while Maccabi is 1-2.