‘He’s undergoing tests, but it doesn’t look like he’ll recover’ | Relief

“They’re running tests, but they don’t look like they’ll go well. He’ll probably be gone for a few days.“, assured Barça coach Joan Peñarroya after the victory over Valencia Basket. And all eyes, after what was undoubtedly the best game of the season to date, according to the proposals of both teams, they rose. Chimezie Metu. The power forward was forced to leave the field with left knee discomfort early in the second quarter and did not play again in the game. A setback that left Barça suffering without one of the players who contributed the most, especially at the defensive level.

I was one of the season’s greatest surprises. Sixth player in terms of minutes, most used by Joan Peñarroya.

thanks to his good play, especially at the defensive level, both as a power forward and as a five. So when Two minutes into the second quarter, while fighting for an offensive rebound, Valencia Basket player Nate Reuvers fell to his left knee. Many faces have changed.

Metu tried to continue lying on the floor, but saw that he could not, and He had to ask for a change, after which he went straight to the locker room.

having been on the court for only 4 minutes, during which he already added 6 points and a rating of 7. “Kimezi Metu will not continue the match. The player will undergo a medical examination in the next few hours to find out the exact extent of the injury to his left knee. it happened in the second quarter of the game,” Barca said in a statement at half-time. Although, when asked at a press conference, Joan Peñarroya went a little further.

Although the answer that the coach was about to give was initially interrupted by Barça’s director of public relations to emphasize that they had already sent an official statement on the matter, the Kule coach said that “They’re testing the Meta… but it doesn’t look like it’s going to go very well. Of course, it will be low for a few days.“. Another setback for a Barca side who have long suffered the absence of Nico Laprovittola and have yet to find a replacement, although they continue to scour what the coach has already reiterated is a “difficult” market.

“I’m happy with the players and the squad I have, the way they work. From here we are in November, if we can get involved, well. And if not, then with what we have,” said Peñarroya, who will now have to adapt to playing with someone who has been one of his biggest assets in the domestic game to accompany Jan Vesely. More than anything else, because, from a technical point of view, It doesn’t look like he’ll be able to start next Thursday’s EuroLeague matchup against Bayern Munich in Germany.

By knowing the extent of the injury, The positive side is that the Endesa League gap for the FIBA ​​windows will minimize the downturn in a certain way. and may give you a little more time to recover… depending on what you end up testing positive for.