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FANTASY CHALLENGE RUNDOWN
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GROUP A
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Asvel Villeurbanne:
- Center Curtis Borchardt is out with a hand injury.
- Newcomer Victor Samnick could make his debut this week. - T.J. Parker remains sidelined with a knee injury.
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Cibona:
- Head coach Velimir Perasovic has a full squad available for his team's trip to play Fenerbahce Ulker. |
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Fenerbahce Ulker:
- Mirsad Turkcan remains sidelined with a groin injury for at least another two weeks.
- Willie Solomon missed the last domestic game and practices and is not expected to play against Cibona on Wednesday.
- Several FB Ulker players have missed practice time this week with various issues. Tarence Kinsey (ribs), Gordan Giricek (groin), Rasim Basak (hand), Serhat Cetin (back) and Emir Preldzic (flu) may all be game-day decisions.
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Montepaschi Siena:
- Ksistof Lavrinovic has not played in over a week due to back trouble, but did practice this week and will be a game-day decision against Asvel Basket. |
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Regal FC Barcelona:
- Guards Gianluca Basile and Juan Carlos Navarro both suffered sprained ankles in Spanish League games and will miss this week’s game against Zalgiris.
- Jaka Lakovic returned to action over the weekend in the Spanish League and will be available this week against Zalgiris.
- Lubos Barton remains sidelined with a torn tendon in his left leg suffered last season. |
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Zalgiris:
- Head coach Gintaras Krapikas has a full squad available to face Barcelona.
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GROUP B
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Efes Pilsen:
- Small forward Preston Shumpert has missed practice time this week with an ankle injury. His status for the game against Unicaja is questionable. |
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Entente Orleanaise:
- Head coach Philippe Herve has a full squad available for his team's trip to Serbia to face Partizan. |
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Lietuvos Rytas:
- Aron Baynes sat out Lietuvos Rytas’s Baltic League game on Saturday after falling on his back during last week’s win over Entente Orleanaise. He will be a game day decision for the game at Olympiacos.
- New signing Vidas Ginevicius will not play while continuing to get in shape after signing late.
- Simas Buterlevicius will join the team this week and will be eligible to play. |
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Olympiacos:
- Ioannis Bourousis will miss at least two weeks with a leg injury suffered during last week's game at Unicaja. |
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Partizan:
- Big man Zarko Rakocevic is not expected to play against Orleans at home after being suspended.
- Point guard Petar Bozic is also likely to be out with a muscle injury
- Forward Dusan Kecman has the flu and is questionable to play this week. |
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Unicaja:
- Forward Georgios Printezis is out indefinitely after suffering a shoulder injury in a Spanish League game over the weekend.
- Guard Joseph Gomis will miss the regular season with an Achilles tendon injury. |
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GROUP C
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Caja Laboral:
- Walter Herrmann is out two months following knee surgery.
- Chris Lofton ran a high fever this week that caused him to miss practice. He will be a game day decision against Union Olimpija.
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CSKA Moscow:
- Matjaz Smodis is sidelined with a back injury.
- Artem Zabelin missed his CSKA's VTB Unified League game over the weekend due to flu-like symptoms and is in question for the trip to Tel Aviv. |
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Lottomatica Roma:
- Small forward Luigi Datome remains sidelined with a thigh muscle injury.
- Luca Vitali has returned to training, but has yet to play a game after undergoing surgery to remove his tonsils. |
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Maccabi Electra:
- Head coach Pini Gershon has a full squad available for the game against CSKA. |
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Maroussi BC:
- Center Stephen Arigbabu is expected to miss a month after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee.
- Guard Fanis Koumpouras has yet to play this season due to injury.
- Giorgos Diamantopoulos remains out due to an elbow injury.
- Kostas Kaimakoglou and Michalis Pelekanos are recovering from a bout with the H1N1 virus and will both be game-day decisions for Wednesday's game. |
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Union Olimpija:
- Guard Vlado Ilievski has yet to play this season for Olimpija due to leg problems and is expected to miss up to two more weeks.
- Saso Ozbolt hurt his ankle in an Adriatic League game and is out for 10 days. |
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GROUP D
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Armani Jeans Milano:
- Veteran guard Massimo Bulleri is a question mark this week due to an abdominal injury.
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Asseco Prokom:
- Reserve guard Przemyslaw Zamojski has not played yet this season due to injury. |
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg:
- Playmaker Jason Gardner will miss four weeks due to a back injury. |
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BC Khimki Moscow Region:
- Head coach Sergio Scariolo has a full squad available for his team's game against EWE Baskets Oldenburg. |
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Real Madrid:
- Center Tomas Van den Spiegel is sidelined with an ankle injury.
- Big man Felipe Reyes is out due to a calf injury. |
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Panathinaikos:
- Big man Mike Batiste is expected to miss another week with a calf injury.
- Guard Sarunas Jasikevicius has not yet recovered from knee surgery.
- Big man Kostas Tsartsaris remains out with a broken hand. |