Théo Maledon suffers a sprain in his right knee
Theo MaledonFrench base of Real Madrid, suffers a right knee sprainas reported by the club this Friday in a statement.
The player made a bad support on Thursday night in the duel on matchday 9 of the Euroleague against the Fenerbahcewhen trying to get to the basket in the first quarter.
In a drive to the rim and defended by Will Clyburn The point guard placed poor support on his right knee, going to the ground immediately.
The Movistar Arena fans reacted when they saw the play repeated on the video scoreboard, although Maledon continued playing and ended up being the architect of the whites’ victory (95-76) with 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 35 efficiency.
“After the tests carried out today on our player Théo Maledon by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a sprain in his right knee. Evolution is pending,” the club said.
Jantunen, complete tear in the plantar fascia
Mikael JantunenFinnish power forward for Real Madrid, was diagnosed this Friday with a complete tear of the plantar fascia of the left footsuffered in last night’s Euroleague duel against Fenerbahce.
“After the tests carried out today on our player Mikael Jantunen by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a complete tear of the plantar fascia of his left foot. Evolution is pending,” reported the white team.
The Finn retired injured in the second quarter of the match that the Whites won this Thursday at the Movistar Arena 95-76 and did not return with his teammates.
After the end of the crash, Real Madrid coach, Pedro Martínez, predicted bad feelings with the fascia injury: “It doesn’t look good,” he said.
In addition, he announced that the Finn’s illness was similar to that suffered by the American. Nick Smith Jr., which has been low in both Euroleague matches this week.
“The injury is very similar. But it is not the same if it is a partial or complete break. It also depends on each player. Nick did not break, which is good news, because we do not believe it will be long-lasting. With Jantunen we have to wait until tomorrow to see the extent,” he noted.
Although the merengue team has not detailed the player’s time, he could be out for several months.
His injury joins the already mentioned one of Theo Maledon, that of Gabriel Decksuffering from anterior instability in the left shoulder, after an episode of joint dislocation, and that of Usman Garubawith a rupture in the Achilles tendon, which will also be out for several months.
