Trinchieri: ‘My players were crying for Evans – If anyone can overcome such an injury it’s him’

His serious injury Keenan Evans psychologically affected her entire team Zalgirisas stated by Andrea Trinchieri. The American guard, who had agreed with him Olympicsuffered a ruptured patellar tendon, underwent surgery and will be out for 6-8 months.

“What happened to Keenan was a big blow to the whole team. I saw his teammates crying. Such a thing could tear us apart or bind us closer. The strange thing is that the first one who came to tell us all ‘you will be fine’. This shows his power. The next day, we all came with a different mentality to training and now we want to get the championship for Keenan too“, emphasized the Italian coach.

“What happened broke my heart. He had a fantastic season, he was our leader and to have something like this happen is sad. It is unfair. I know that now he is closed to himself and is trying to adapt to the situation that has formed. Behind the player, there is an amazing person, serious and intelligent. I told him that if anyone could overcome such an obstacle, it was him. I also sent him a gift of Italian ice creamTrinchieri added.

The 27-year-old Evans, who also missed much of the 2022/23 season with a ruptured Achilles, averaged 17.3 points, 3.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and an 18.3 rating this year in Euroleague.