Nick Calathes ready for his comeback with Barcelona in Kazan / News - Basketnews.com

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Prior to their EuroLeague Round 12 tipoff against Zalgiris Kaunas on November 26 (2021), FC Barcelona announced that starting point guard Nick Calathes would miss approximately six weeks of action with a broken leg.

Nick Calathes

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Last Sunday, the Greek-American player was set to play his first game in seven weeks when Barca would visit Valencia Basket for the ACB League. But the game was suspended following a COVID breakout among Valencia players and so was Calathes's comeback to action.

As it appears, his first game after the injury (a proximal fracture of the left fibula) he suffered playing against CSKA Moscow, will be the EuroLeague Round 22 game against UNICS in Kazan next Thursday (January 20).

The 32-year-old has been practicing at the same pace as his teammates over the last week. Barca head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius commented in the preview: "I think he will get minutes and we will see how it goes".

Calathes, 32, leads all EuroLeague assist-makers this season with 5.7 per game, standing 25 assists away from becoming the EuroLeague's all-time leader in that category. He also records 5.2 rebounds and 13.1 PIR.

On the other hand, Pierre Oriola and Alex Abrines remain sidelined.

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