With a very long absence, he leaves on Tuesday afternoon for Barcelona Olympic in view of the first two games of the playoffs with the Barcelonaon Wednesday and Friday (22:00).
THE Kostas Papanikolaou he continues to suffer from a virus and will not follow the mission. The leader of the team could not leave his house even today and for fear of infecting the rest of the team, it was decided to stay bedridden.
There is, however, a possibility that he will travel to the Catalan city tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but he will have to recover from the virus, which is very severe. Therefore, if his health condition improves, may catch Friday’s gamesince it seems that he will not be available tomorrow.
Unlike “Pap”, he will normally travel with the team o Thomas Walkup. The Texans guard sat out a portion of practice today after the lower back discomfort that forced him to leave the program yesterday. The international ace is expected to compete normally, even if he has to grind his teeth.
Needless to say how important the presence of Walkup and Papanicolaou is in Olympiakos, in defense and beyond. The Texan guard is averaging 8.7 points, 4.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 10.4 rating in 26:54 in the EuroLeague this year, being one of the top defenders in Europe, while the captain measures 7.4 points, 3.6 points, 2.9 assists and 9.4 rating in 25:28 on average offering a lot in all areas of the game.
Source: Sport Fm
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