Derrick Williams highly doubtful for match against Crvena Zvezda / News - Basketnews.com

Derrick Williams received a large hematoma in the Greek League's match against Aris yesterday and is highly doubtful for the EuroLeague match against Crvena Zvezda. The player's condition will be reassessed later this week.

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Panathinaikos Athens not only lost to Aris Thessaloniki yesterday, the team lost one of its main players.

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Derrick Williamsreceived a blow to the quadriceps of his left leg during the match, the team announced. According to the announcement, the player felt intense discomfort and had to undergo further examinations in Athens.

After the additional tests, it was revealed that the forwardreceived a large hematoma. His participation in the EuroLeague trip to Belgrade is considered highly doubtful, the club has announced. The player's condition will be reassessed in the coming days.

Williams was PAO's top scorer in the match with 13 points but made just 4 free throws out of 10 he attempted.

Additionally, Panathinaikos have been playing withoutNate Woltersfor the last several weeks. Head coachDejan Radonjic hopedthe guard can return to the team in the upcoming days.

Next week, Panathinaikos will fly to Belgrade to meetCrvena Zvezda mts Belgrade on Thursday in a Round 2 EuroLeague matchup. The game is scheduled to start at 19:00 CET.

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