Shane Larkin exited the court with injury ahead of Final Four / News - Basketnews.com

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Anadolu Efes Istanbul opened up the Turkish Basketball League playoffs on a high note by crushing Pinar Karsiyaka, 90-66, and taking a 1-0 series lead.

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However, Shane Larkin left the match with a right knee problem, ringing the alarm bell ahead of the EuroLeague Final Four, which is scheduled for next week (May 19-21).

The agile guard was substituted in the third quarter with 3:51 left on the clock and did not come back to the game.

Though, the injury seemed to occur in the first period, as Larkin jumped and later bumped into the opponent. When Larkin landed, his knee was overextended.

"We played very good basketball. The first matches of the playoff series are always very dangerous, especially in the series out of three games. We were missing important players, but we still played well. Our players from the bench made a serious contribution.

Shane Larkin had a slight over-stretch in his knee at the start of the match. I hope it's nothing serious. We didn't use him in the last period, because it was no longer necessary," Ergin Ataman commented post-game.

As the Turkish specialist has reported earlier, Vasilije Micic, Rodrigue Beaubois, and Krunoslav Simon were missing Anadolu Efes' pieces in this contest.

Shane Larkin's injury moment:

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