By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Tomas Satoransky expects to soon suit up for Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv following a scary fall during a EuroLeague matchup against Dubai at Coca-Cola Arena.
In an interview with ONE published Thursday morning, the 35-year-old Czech playmaker confirmed he avoided a concussion after leaving the floor on a stretcher and visiting a local hospital.
“I am feeling better now,” he mentioned. “I don’t think I had any concussion symptoms.”
“It feels better day by day, so hopefully it continues like this,” he added. “It could have been much, much worse honestly, but thank God it wasn’t anything serious.”
Having passed the league’s medical checks without lingering issues, the veteran noted that doctors see no barrier to his return.
“We’ll see how I feel, but the plan is for me to play,” he said, a few hours before tipoff in Cyprus with his side facing crosstown rival Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv in Round 11 of the Regular Season.
He also looked back at his 404-game NBA run. Satoransky holds zero regrets about those six years in North America. Still, he wishes he had been less passive.
“I would probably step out of my comfort zone a little bit and try to be a little more aggressive because my whole career I’ve been trying to make everyone around me better,” he explained, adding that he recently discussed the topic with Vasilije Micic and regrets not working more on one-on-one scoring.
The Prague native also explained why he picked Hapoel over Maccabi this summer and praised coach Dimitris Itoudis alongside backcourt partner Tamir Blatt. He also touched on former teammate Deni Avdija reaching NBA All-Star level, his bond with Jan Vesely, 43-year-old Marcelinho Huertas returning to the EuroLeague, and his runs with FC Barcelona, among other topics.
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