By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Olympiacos has ruled out Frank Ntilikina for the clash versus Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet in Belgrade Arena on Wednesday.
Dealing with left thigh discomfort, the 27-year-old point guard will stay in Greece to rehab through Round 13 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season. Due to a hamstring injury, he missed two straight games before returning in Round 12. Logging eight appearances, including three features in the starting lineup of Giorgos Bartzokas, he tallied 5.8 points, 1.5 assists, 1.1 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, and 0.6 steals per contest.
Furthermore, Shaquielle McKissic (thigh) is staying on the injury list, alongside Keenan Evans (left leg) and Moustapha Fall (left knee). Also, Giannoulis Larentzakis has already joined the senior national team of Greece in preparations for the upcoming FIBA window, and thus will miss the next continental challenge of the Reds.
On the opposite side, Dejan Davidovac has joined Ebuka Izundu (left ankle), Tyson Carter (chest), Jasiel Rivero (foot), Isaiah Canaan (left knee), and Joel Bolomboy (right foot) on the list of sidelined players, but the remaining are available for head coach Sasa Obradovic.
Both teams carry an 8-4 W-L tally into Round 13, trailing leader Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv by one game.
Beyond Europe’s premier club competition, Olympiacos leads Greece’s Stoiximan GBL with an 8-0 start in the Regular Season and Zvezda is tied for third in Group B of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season behind a 4-3 record.
Following Wednesday’s contest in the Serbian capital, both teams will enter a brief break on their respective schedules to bounce back in Round 14 of the EuroLeague Regular Season on December 4 and 5, following the international window dedicated to the launch of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers.