Stefan Jovic suffers strain, will miss Zvezda game / News - Basketnews.com

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Panathinaikos OPAP Athens will line up in their home game against Crvena Zvezda without Stefan Jovic.The Greens' first practice session following the lost Greek Cup final to Olympiacos in Crete last Sunday evening, didn't bring pleasant news to coach Dimitris Priftis. The Greek tactician was informed that he won't be able to count on Stefan Jovic for a few days, as the 31-year-old has a strain in the adductor.As it turned out, the problem arose during the Cup final, as Jovic was experiencing some discomfort during the game, before undergoing some tests in Athens.

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Apart from the Serbian guard, who will miss the match-up with his former team, Panathinaikos will play without captain Ioannis Papapetrou, who's gearing up to make the home contest vs. Zalgiris Kaunas on March 1.It also remains to be seen which players will be invited by Sotiris Manolopoulos to join Greece's national team in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers game against Turkey, which will take place on the same day.

Center Giorgos Papagiannis will be playing with Greece in the gym located in the Ano Liosia region of Attica, however, guard Lefteris Bochoridis and forward Leonidas Kaselakis might join him as well.

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