The Serbian national team, and possibly the Clippers, suffered a blow during Serbia’s EuroBasket game against Portugal as Bogdan Bogdanovic exited the game with an apparent hamstring injury.
Bogdanovic, who serves as the captain of the national team, injured himself on a drive to the basket late in the second quarter, according to Semih Tuna of EuroHoops. BasketNews adds that Bogdanovic came up grabbing the back of his thigh, and wasn’t seen on the bench in the second half.
“He’s dealing with a hamstring problem, stayed in the locker room, and will need scans to determine more,” commentator Slobodan Sarenac clarified later in the game.
Bogdanovic ended the game with seven points and five rebounds as Serbia held on for an 80-69 victory powered by Nikola Jokic, who led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Nikola Jovic, who contributed 18 points.
Bogdanovic dealt with hamstring injuries early in the 2024/25 season, but finished the second half of the season with the Clippers, averaging 11.4 points and 3.2 assists in 25 minutes per night off the bench for LA
Team Serbia also lost Filip Petrusev, who was ejected after four minutes for what was deemed a violent act during a box out. Petrusev will be suspended for one game, fined €5k, and placed on a three-year probation, FIBA announced after the game.
Diogo Brito, who was the subject of Petrusev’s foul, expressed some level of disagreement with the referee’s ruling after the game, according to Alessandro Maggi of Sportando. “It was a hard box-out, but I still think it was just a basketball play,” Brito said.
I am not sure Petrusev’s probation part is completely clear in the text. Basically, his one-game suspension will not take place as long as he doesn’t commit a similar offense during the three year probation period.
The NBA should make getting injured illegal thus solving this problem