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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.
- T.J. Parker remains sidelined with a knee injury.
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Cibona:
- Center Dalibor Bagaric is not expected to play this week due to a leg injury. |
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Fenerbahce Ulker:
- Mirsad Turkcan remains sidelined with a groin injury.
- Willie Solomon was released from the team on Monday.
- Emir Preldzic is not expected to play due to illness. |
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Montepaschi Siena:
- Ksistof Lavrinovic has not played in two weeks due to back trouble and continues to practice separately from the team. His status for the game against Fenerbahce Ulker is in doubt. |
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Regal FC Barcelona:
- Juan Carlos Navarro returned to action in the Spanish League over the weekend after missing last week's game and is fit to face Asvel Basket.
- Gianluca Basile remains sidelined with a sprained ankle and will miss this week’s game against Asvel Basket.
- 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 Cibona.
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GROUP B
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Efes Pilsen:
- Small forward Preston Shumpert has returned to practive after missing a week with an ankle injury.
- Kerem Tunceri is expected to play despite a minor knee injury. |
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Entente Orleanaise:
- Head coach Philippe Herve has a full squad available for his team's game against Unicaja. |
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Lietuvos Rytas:
- October MVP Bojan Popovic and big man Milko Bjelica have been ill with high fevers that caused them to miss Lithuanian League games, but are expected to play against Partizan.
-Justas Sinica and Lukas Brazdaukis are battling flu-like symptoms and are doubtful against Partizan.
- Reserve point guard Evaldas Dainys cut a finger on his right hand at home and is unable to dribble or shoot. |
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Olympiacos:
- Ioannis Bourousis has returned to practice following a leg injury. His status for this week's game is unclear.
- Josh Childress has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, which will sideline him against Efes Pilsen.
- Von Wafer missed practice time and a Greek League game to travel to America for his grandfather’s funeral. |
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Partizan:
- Point guard Petar Bozic remains sidelined with a muscle injury |
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Unicaja:
- Guard Shammond Williams joined the club this week and could be available for his debut against Orleans.
- Forward Georgios Printezis is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury.
- 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:
-Tiago Splitter (sprained ankle), Fernando San Emeterio (sprained ankle) and Pau Ribas (head injury) are all under treatment, but expected to play Wednesday.
- Guard Marcelinho Huertas will miss at least two weeks after being diagnosed with a muscle micro-tear in his left thigh.
- Walter Herrmann is out two months following knee surgery.
- Point guard Sean Singletary could make his debut this week.
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CSKA Moscow:
- Matjaz Smodis is sidelined with a back injury. |
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Lottomatica Roma:
- Angelo Gigli is expected to miss a month with a knee injury.
- 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 Roma. |
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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. |
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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 at least another week.
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GROUP D
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Armani Jeans Milano:
- Veteran guard Massimo Bulleri remains a question mark due to an abdominal injury. |
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Asseco Prokom:
- Daniel Ewing missed a Polish League game over the weekend and his availability against Panathinaikos is unclear.
- Guard Junior Harrington joined the club this week and could make his debut against Panathinaikos.
- Reserve guard Przemyslaw Zamojski has not played yet this season due to a leg injury. |
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg:
- Playmaker Jason Gardner will miss at least two more 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 at Armani Jeans Milano. |
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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. |