Anadolu Efes GM shares Shane Larkin's possible date of return / News - Basketnews.com

Anadolu Efes Istanbul general manager Alper Yilmaz said to DHA that Larkin is expected to fly back from the USA next week and join the team in training. Expected date of return is around the middle of November.

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Anadolu Efes Istanbul are currently playing without one of their biggest stars, Shane Larkin. After suffering a hand injury during EuroBasket 2022, the guard has been sidelined ever since.

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The club's general manager Alper Yilmaz provided an update about Larkin's situation to a Turkish news outlet DHA.

"Larkin is currently in America. However, he will be with us next week. After that, he will start training with the team depending on the condition of his hand," Yilmaz explained. "It is a situation that we have to follow day by day. He may be with the team around November 15-20."

There were some rumors about the Turkish club possibly bringing in a new player to offset the loss of the player. However, the team's operative denied it.

"For now, we are not looking for a new player. We are trying to speed up Larkin's treatment process," Yilmaz told.

Efes currently hold a losing record in the Euroleague after two consecutive defeats against AS Monaco and Valencia Basket. The match in France featured a controversy, after which the EuroLeague released a statement about a refereeing mistake at the end of the fourth quarter.

"We want a fight where the team that plays better is evident on the field and wins. When we make a mistake, we are penalized, but if the referees make a mistake, we are penalized again," Yilmaz said. "They will also make human mistakes but I hope there will be no mistakes that will affect the outcome of the match."

Efes will finish the double week on Friday hosting ALBA Berlin in the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul. The match is scheduled to start at 19:30 CET.

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