By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Following an injury in Round 19 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season, Lonnie Walker IV is following Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv for upcoming meetings with FC Barcelona in Palau Blaugrana and Real Madrid in Movistar Arena.
After sitting out domestic action due to illness, Gabriel Iffe Lundberg is also traveling to Spain with the team coached by Oded Kattash.
The Yellows updated the status of both players on Monday.
עדכון: לוני ווקר, שנפצע במשחק מול באיירן מינכן, ואיפה לונדברג, שלא שיחק אמש מול הפועל העמק בעקבות מחלה, ימריאו עם הקבוצה לספרד
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Walker, 27, was cleared from a left shoulder injury. He was hurt on Friday against FC Bayern Munich in SAP Garden. Averaging a Performance Index Rating of 13.2 per contest, he is among the top Maccabi players this season behind 15.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.3 blocks per contest over 18 games, including 16 starts. Combined with last season’s spell with Zalgiris, he has made his way to 37 EuroLeague fixtures, besides 361 NBA appearances.
Lundberg, 31, missed Sunday’s meeting with Hapoel Gilat Telecom Haemek, similar to Walker, Jeff Dowtin Jr. (foot) and Zach Hankins (ankle), but he is available for Round 20 on Tuesday and Round 21 on Thursday. Coming off the bench in seven EuroLeague games this season, he tallied 8.3 points, 3.3 assists, 1.9 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per contest, besides upping his appearances total to 136. The Danish combo guard has also played four NBA games.
At 8-11, the Israeli club ranks 14th on the standings, three games away from the Play-In Showdown zone at the midway point of the 38-game Regular Season.