Timberwolves president of operations: 'Juancho needs time to recover' / News - Basketnews.com

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A shoulder injury eventually prevented Juancho Hernangomez from participating in the Tokyo Olympics, despite the fact that he had been cleared to play by the Spanish NT doctors. The Minnesota Timberwolves didn't allow the Spanish international to stay with the team and Juancho was thus forced to leave the Olympic village.

Juan Hernangomez

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The president of the Spanish Basketball Federation Jorge Garbajosa pointed at the Timberwolves' president of operations, Gersson Rosas. "We've had countless medical meetings and we've never received a "no". We received a "yes." We have no problem with the Minnesota Timberwolves or the NBA. It is a problem of people who have decided personally, not medical staff, that Juancho could not play. I'm talking about their president of operations," Garbajosa said, among many other things.

Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas, who was contacted by BasketNews for a comment, expressed his surprise at the above-mentioned statement made by Garbajosa. Half an hour later, he released the following statement regarding Juancho Hernangomez and the Tokyo Olympics:“We support our international players’ decisions to play with their National teams and appreciate the passion of Juancho and the Spanish Federation to represent their country. Unfortunately, we are dealing with an active injury,” said Rosas. “Based on our team physician’s recommendation, Juancho needs time to recover from and rehabilitate his injury, and that timeline restricts Juancho’s availability to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. The determined recovery plan is the best path forward to allow Juancho to heal properly.”

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