Slovenian Basketball Star Injury Shakes Up World Cup Finals Preparation

A day earlier, Slovenia recognized the superiority of Greece in a test match away from home with 77:88.

Chanchar, who became the NBA champion this season with the Denver Nuggets, was injured in the match after an unsuccessful landing. A day later, the Slovenian Basketball Federation confirmed that after tests, Čančar had torn the cruciate ligaments in his knee and he would not be able to help the national team in the World Cup finals.

In the test match against Greece, Luka Doncic did not play in the second half due to a minor injury, but the US media reported that there are no concerns about his health at the moment.

Before the match, the number 4 jersey of Greek basketball legend Nick Gala was captured.

In the test match held in Ljubljana on Wednesday, the Greeks were also superior, winning 99:91.

In the finals of the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup, the Slovenians will be in Subgroup F and will compete against Venezuela (August 26), Georgia (August 28) and Cape Verde (August 30).

Slovenia national team candidates for the 2023 World Cup final tournament:

Jaka Blažić (Bahceşehir Koleji, Istanbul, Turkey), Saša Ciani, Zoran Dragić (both – Cedevita Olimpija, Ljubljana), Jakob Čebašek (CSM Constanta, Romania), Žiga Dimec (Stork Nisinomia, Japan), Luka Dončić ( Dallas Mavericks, NBA), Gregor Glass (Mornar Bar, Montenegro), Gregor Hrovat (JDA Dijon, France), Urban Clavjar (UCAM Murcia, Spain), Aljaz Kunc (Iowa State University, NCAA), Miha Lapornik ( Levice “Patrioti”, Slovakia), Yuriy Macura (“Krka”), Blaž Mahkovic (Domžale “Helios Suns”), Jordan Morgan (“Konyaspor”, Turkey), Aleksej Nikolic (Germani Brescia, Italy), Bine Prepelić ( Charleroi “Spirou”, Belgium), Clemens Prepelic (“Valencia”, Spain), Žiga Samar (“Berlin “Alba”, Germany), Mike Toby (“Barcelona, ​​Spain).