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Derrick Williams had to spend the night at the airport in Belgrade due to a problem with his passport.

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Ahead of Panathinaikos Athens' away match against Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, PAO player Derrick Williams had to spend the night at the airport in Belgrade, multiple Greek media outlets reported.

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The American forward traveled with the team to the Serbian capital yesterday but stayed at the airport due to a problem with his passport.

The 31-year-old lost his passport last year on a trip to Spain. At that time, he reported the loss and got a new document.

Meanwhile, his old passport was found and sent back to him. However, it was already canceled.

Williams had the latter document with him yesterday when he encountered the problem.

The issue kept Williams at Belgrade airport all night.

Panathinaikos provided the solution, as a team member traveled from Athens to Belgrade to resolve the matter.

Williams' participation in the EuroLeague trip to Serbia was considered highly doubtful.

He received a blow to the quadriceps of his left leg during the Greek League match against Aris. Initially, the player felt intense discomfort and underwent further examinations in Athens.

After the additional tests on Monday,it was revealed that the forward received a large hematoma.

Panathinaikos will challenge Crvena Zvezda today at 19:00 CET.

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