Eugenio Miranda Aug 26, 2023, 10:12 ETReading: 2 min.
The captain of the Dominican Republic team had to leave the match against Indonesia due to shoulder ailments, although he was practicing with the team this Saturday
Victor Liz He trained during the day on Saturday in the Philippines and now the Dominican National Team, according to official information from Fedombal, will be available to play against Italy in the second game of the team in the FIBA World Cup.
Liz suffered a fall in the final stretch of the opening match against the locals, a match that ended in an 87-81 victory for the Dominicans, but the captain was unable to finish due to problems with one of his shoulders.
The captain of the Dominican National Team he was fouled by the Philippine defense with 1:36 remaining to play and the shooting guard could not finish the game, so Lester Quiñones came on as a substitute and made the corresponding free throw attempt.
Victor Liz practices with the national team this Saturday. Fedombal Press.
According to reports from William Aish and Satosky Terrero, Liz trained without any problems and it is expected that she will be able to see action in this Sunday’s match against Italy that will be played at 4 in the morning, time in the Dominican Republic and the Eastern United States. Terrero later reported that Liz will be available after she overcomes her ailments.
However, only one final official announcement would be missing so that later the coaching staff and the medical staff of the Dominican National Team agree on the path to follow for Víctor Liz during the rest of the group stage.
The veteran was one of the best players for the Dominican team in the opening match against the Philippines, scoring 18 points, only behind Karl Towns’ 26, and adding 6 rebounds and 4 steals, in 26 minutes of play. .
Víctor Liz started Friday’s game with 104 points in FIBA World Cups and with his 18 goals he already has 122, just five away from tying with the immortal Dominican basketball player Iván Mieses and six away from being the new king of scoring of the Dominican Republic in this World Cup event.
2023-08-26 14:12:00
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