Ioannis Papapetrou ruled out for Greek Cup Final Four / News - Basketnews.com

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Ioannis Papapetrou had some chances of returning to action this weekend and making the Greek Cup Final Four, but it seems that the captain of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens will need more time to recover.

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"Papapetrou will be missing. It is the most likely scenario", Green's head coach Dimitris Priftis said laconically, after his team's victory over Iraklis, regarding the possibility of the Greek forward being present in the upcoming event, to be held in Heraclion, Crete, between 18 and 20 February.Papapetrou underwent a successful operation to cure sinusitis on January 31 and a concrete timeframe for his return was never set. It's not clear how much longer he will be sidelined, so it remains to be seen if he will be returning for Panathinaikos' Round 27 matchup with Red Star later this month.

PAO are playing Promitheas Patras on Friday at 16:00 CET in the first semifinal, while Olympiacos will be facing AEK Athens in the second semifinal starting at 19:00 CET.Dimitris Priftis also clarified that Nemanja Nedovic, who picked up a minor injury during last Friday's EuroLeague game vs. ASVEL Villeurbanne, will participate in the upcoming event.

"In the last games, his playing time clocked in at 33 minutes. I prefer him to be rested in those games and avoid the risk of an injury, rather than run him out in a game. He's got rhythm," he said.Moreover, Priftis commented on Stefan Jovic's progress, pointing out that "in the last two games, it is evident that he feels better in terms of his cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance."

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