More bad news for him. Real Madrid Basketball before the premiere of the white team in the Endesa League 2022/2023. After making official the injury of Adam Hangafor which the Hungarian will not only miss the debut against Basketball Girona, but also several weeks of competition; the club confirmed that Rudy Fernández has undergone surgery.
“After the tests carried out on Rudy Fernández, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the joint disc in the wrist of his right hand. Today our player has successfully undergone an arthroscopy under the supervision of the Real Madrid Medical Services. Rudy will start in brief his recovery process”, reads the medical report published by Real Madrid in its official media.
Rudy Fernández was injured during the last final of the Spain Supercupwho ended up taking the Real Madrid in extra time against Barcelona. During the summer, the Majorcan shooting guard suffered from some discomfort in his right wrist, but this was very evident after playing for the first title at stake for the Whites this new season.
Rudy Fernández, throwing a basket
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When these discomforts worsened, it was decided that the best thing was for him to undergo an MRI first and, after knowing the true extent of the ailment, an arthroscopy. At Real Madrid they point out that “soon” the player will begin his particular “recovery process”. It is presumed that the Balearic is away from the courts for at least a month.
A sensitive loss for the team of a Chus Mateo who will not be able to count on Rudy Fernández or Adam Hanga at the start of the league, but neither will Anthony Randolph o Carlos Alocen, both long-term injured. The coach spoke about the first two at a press conference.
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“Hanga was injured in the Super Cup and will be out for a while. And Rudy exactly the same. We will include Hugo González among the 12 in the squad, who is one of the players from the academy who has been helping us in the preseason”, explained Chus Mateo to the media in the run-up to the match against Bàsquet Girona.
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The Real Madrid coach also referred to the calendar: “You practically don’t have time to analyze your rival and to train. We have been very focused on the Super Cup and now is when we turn our attention to Girona. You have to be very attentive and know that mentally we have to be ready to face a game that will be very difficult”.
In addition, he highlighted that the ACB It is a great competition: “This competition is always very attractive for the spectator, but it is very tough. It demands a lot of demand and each game has an added difficulty, and more so away from home. We play against a rival like Girona, which is a recent promoted and will have great hope because after many years the city once again has a team in the ACB”.
