Nikola Milutinov to miss start of EuroBasket / News - Basketnews.com

Serbian national team center Nikola Milutinov will not be able to help his team in the first two days of EuroBasket due to a virus.

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The Serbian national team began their trip to Prague without Nikola Milutinov, who will miss the first two games due to a virus, as reported by Mozzart Sport. The center should join the team on Sunday if everything goes as planned.

Nikola Milutinov

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Shortly before the Serbian national team left for the Czech Republic, where its group is hosted, Svetislav Pesic decided on the final 12 players, who will play in the EuroBasket. Milutinov was among the 12 names.

Nevertheless, the team will be forced to miss the center's presence for the first days of the competition, when Serbia will face the Netherlands on September 2, and the Czech Republic on September 3.

Speaking to the Serbian Media, Pesic was hoping for Milutinov to join the team on Sunday and play against Finland on Monday, September 5.

"He will come when he recovers, in two or three days. He will hardly be able to play the first two games, but after that, we have a day off and I hope he will come on Sunday morning to prepare for the next games," Pesic commented on the situation.

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