Girona one step away from ACB but Marc Gasol gets injured in semis / News - Basketnews.com

Basquet Girona and Movistar Estudiantes will fight for the promotion to the ACB League. The ultimate match of the LEB Oro Final Four is scheduled for today at 18:45 CEST.

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Yesterday Estudiantes cruised past Palencia in the first semifinals (89-62), while Girona got the job done against Forca Lleida (77-68).

However, Girona lost Marc Gasol due to injury. The Spanish basketball legend sustained a knee setback when tried to block the shot. The 37-year-old center was helped to get to the locker room.

His brother Pau, vice president of the club, rushed to see Marc. Later, Girona's leader and president returned on the bench, but with a training shirt. He did not play again.

Marc Gasol scored 11 points (2/2 3PT) and collected 13 PIR before exiting the game in the third quarter.

After the semis, team coach Jordi Sargatal could not say if Marc will be available to play in the final.

"We have to assess how he is tomorrow. We don't know if Marc will be able to play," the specialist spoke post-game.

Coviran Granada and the winner of the Girona-Estudiantes pair will replace MoraBanc Andorra and San Pablo Burgos, which were relegated from ACB League this campaign.

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