2010 WC absentees

[SportyHoopsGuy2]

Australia absentees

Australia absentees

I believe one Australian center will not play due to pot smoking or something... not one of the best players but still an experienced big man

 

[wilo222]

I believe one Australian center will not play due to pot smoking or something... not one of the best players but still an experienced big man

from new zealand not australia

 

[honeybadger2]

I believe one Australian center will not play due to pot smoking or something... not one of the best players but still an experienced big man

hahaha, since when is pot used to enhance the performance of athletes? he should get a medal if he can catch the ball when he's stoned.

 

[christodoulou762]

Kazlauskas bars Papaloukas from joining team?

Kazlauskas bars Papaloukas from joining team?

Apparently, Papaloukas changed his mind about joining the Greek NT recently and asked to join the team but Kazlauskas denied his request because Papaloukas had missed the first stage of preparations.

http://www.talkbasket.net/news/kazlauskas-closes-the-door-to-papaloukas-3524.html

 

[rikhardur2]

Mindaugas Katelynas added for Lithuania

 

[rikhardur2]

J.R. Holden added for Russia.

 

[bfpri2]

Lol @ the list for the USA. >_>

It seems joining team USA is indeed following the bandwagon.

 

[CKR132]

Chinese Forward Zhu Fangyu likely to miss the World Championship due to injury.

 

[Franz2]

Brook Lopez has pulled out due to mononucleosis.

Link

 

[mvblair2]

Brook Lopez has pulled out due to mononucleosis.

Link

Mono. His mono must be a lot worse than mine.

According to the link Franz provided, Lopez is being replaced by JaVale McGee.

 

[Khalid802]

Brook Lopez has pulled out due to mononucleosis.

Link

The curse of the big men on the U.S NT continues

 

[daniab2]

OK, let's compile all those who will miss the World Championship. Let's find out what "damage" there will be to the competition. List will be constantly updated.









LEBANON
- Omar El Turk
- Mazen Mneimneh
- Daniel Faris
- Fadi El Khatib (?)
- Sabah Khoury
- Bassel Bawji
- Hussein Tawbi

The list is true but not significative , i mean that the real "absents" are Omar Turk , Mazen Mneimne and Daniel Faris. The others did not attend but not really gonna make it anyway.
Fadi El khatib is back!

 

[christodoulou762]

Figueroa out

Figueroa out

add Argentina's Juan Pablo Figueroa to the list - he was injured in yesterday's friendly with Puerto Rico and will miss WC 2010.

 

[alermac2]

add Argentina's Juan Pablo Figueroa to the list - he was injured in yesterday's friendly with Puerto Rico and will miss WC 2010.

Such bad luck! He missed last year's Tournament of Americas because of an injury in a friendly match, and now again.

 

[rikhardur2]

@ daniab and christodoulou76: updates made, thanks.

 

[wilo222]

noah ruled out of france squad

http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/news/p/eid/4728/nid/42396/sid/4728/article.html

 

[CKR132]

Lebanese forward Ahmad Ibrahim out of the World Championship.

 

[Jon_Koncak2]

Rodrigue Beaubois broke his foot.Out.

 

[planaria2]

Nenê will miss Brasília´s Super 4 Tournament due a calf injury. There´s some doubts about his participation in NY games.

 

[Franz2]

Three weeks away and so many absences.