By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Dealing with a hamstring injury, Frank Ntilikina remains unavailable for Olympiacos at the bottom half of a two-game week in the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season.
The 27-year-old combo guard was initially ruled out for the Round 10 fixture opposite Zalgiris in the Peace and Friendship Stadium on Wednesday. He will also sit out the Round 11 game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in Unipol Forum on Friday.
Since switching from Partizan Mozzart Bet to the Reds in late September, Ntilikina continued his run in Europe’s premier club competition with 5.7 points, 1.7 assists, 1.0 rebounds, 0.7 blocks, and 0.7 steals per contest over seven appearances, including three starts.
Besides Keenan Evans rupturing his Achilles yesterday and Moustapha Fall suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee in June, the remaining players are available for head coach Giorgos Bartzokas.
Josh Nebo and Nate Sestina out
On the opposite side of the Round 11 clash, Josh Nebo and Nate Sestina have been ruled out. The 28-year-old center suffered a concussion after accidentally slipping in the locker room following the Round 10 game on Wednesday, and the 28-year-old forward picked up a right triceps injury during the meeting with LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.
The Italian club missed head coach Ettore Messina and experienced forward Shavon Shields due to illness, and Marko Guduric due to muscle fatigue against ASVEL. It remains unclear whether they will be cleared for the next continental showing.
Furthermore, Zach LeDay was ruled out for the double-game week with a groin injury. Also, Ousmane Diop has been dealing with an illness and sat out recent EuroLeague and LBA UnipolSai games, with Lorenzo Brown (left calf) stuck on the injury list over the last month.
After ten games, Olympiacos is tied for second with a 7-3 record, and Milan follows in a tie for tenth behind a 5-5 tally.