EuroLeague official injury updates, key returns and absences in Round 8

By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net

Euroleague Basketball updated its official injury report on Wednesday morning, just a few hours before tip-off for the remaining Round 8 games of the 2026–27 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Review the complete list on the league’s official portal.

Wednesday, October 28

Besiktas Istanbul vs. Olympiacos Piraeus (18:30 CET)

Besiktas

Lonnie Walker and Furkan Kormaz are questionable while Devon Dotson and DaQuan Jeffries are ruled out for Besiktas’s game against Olympiacos on Wednesday, the club has confirmed.

• Lonnie Walker made his debut in Round 7. He had to leave the floor in the Turkish League this past weekend with an injury.
• DaQuan Jeffries suffered a wrist injury in Round 1 and had to undergo surgery. He has been out ever since.

Olympiacos

Nikola Milutinov, Evan Fournier and Jean Montero are ruled out for Olympiacos‘s game at Besiktas on Wednesday, the club has confirmed.

• New signing John Konchar has not yet been registered.
• Jean Montero did not play in Round 7, nor did he feature in the Greek League this past weekend.
• Evan Fournier was ruled out for Round 7. He also did not play in the Greek League this past weekend.
• Tyler Dorsey was not available in Rounds 6 or 7.

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul (19:00 CET)

Hapoel

Coach Dimitris Itoudis has his full roster available for Hapoel’s game against Efes on Wednesday, the club has confirmed.

• Coach Itoudis also had his full roster available in Round 7.

Efes

Georgios Papagiannis is a game-time decision while PJ Dozier, Isaia Cordinier and Mike James are ruled out for Efes‘s game at Hapoel on Wednesday, the club has confirmed.

• PJ Dozier is out for another 1-2 weeks with a back injury.
• Mike James suffered an Achilles injury in Round 3 that will see him sidelined for 7-9 months.
• Isaia Cordinier remains sidelined after undergoing surgery in May, as was announced on May 18.
• Georgios Papagiannis injured his ACL in October 2025 and has been recovering ever since.

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (20:00 CET)

ASVEL

ASVEL has not yet sent an injury report for its game against Partizan on Wednesday.

• Patty Mills, who did not play in Round 6, returned to action in Round 7.
• Tremont Waters, who did not play in Round 6, returned to action in Round 7.
• Juhann Begarin, who joined ASVEL on a short-term deal on October 7, has not yet played for the team in the EuroLeague.
• Edwin Jackson made his first EuroLeague appearance of the season in Round 6 but wasn’t on the gameday roster in Round 7.
• Mathis Dossou-Yovo (groin) has been sidelined to start this season.

Partizan

Tonye Jekiri, Vanja Marinkovic and Derek Willis are ruled out for Partizan’s game at ASVEL on Wednesday, the club has confirmed.

• New signing Robert Franks has been registered and could make his debut in Round 8.
• New signing Antonio Reeves has been registered and could make his EuroLeague debut in Round 8.
• Lamar Stevens, who missed Round 6 due to stomachache, returned to action in Round 7.
• Tonye Jekiri is out for at least two weeks with a groin strain.
• Vanja Marinkovic (Achilles) is yet to play this season.
• Derek Willis is expected to be sidelined until late October with an ankle injury.
• Jabari Parker officially left the club last Friday.

Virtus Bologna vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (20:30 CET)

Virtus

Tommaso Baldasso is Virtus’s only absentee for its game against Zalgiris on Wednesday, the club has confirmed.

• Coach Alex Mumbru had his full roster available in Round 7.

Zalgiris

Zalgiris has not yet sent an injury report for its game at Virtus on Wednesday.

• Keenan Evans, who returned to the club last Friday after a loan spell with the London Lions, has been registered and could make his second Zalgiris debut in Round 8.
• Nigel Williams-Goss missed Round 7 with an injury.
• Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu did not make the roster for the first seven rounds of the season.

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