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Tavares is sidelined with an injury to the external lateral ligament of his right ankle, while Llull is out with an injury to his right foot's plantar fascia. Both players are out indefinitely.

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Two days after a win in the EuroLeague, Real Madrid delivered some worrisome news for their fans.

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The club announced that two players - Edy Tavares and Sergio Llull - are out indefinitely due to injuries.

Namely, Tavares has been diagnosed with an injury to the external lateral ligament of his right ankle. Meanwhile, Llull is sidelined with an injury to his right foot's plantar fascia.

The duration of the injury treatment is currently unclear. If Llull suffered plantar fasciitis, he could be sidelined for multiple weeks or even months.

Tavares played a giant load of minutes recently, competing for 49 minutes on the court against Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a four-overtime thriller. He played 38 minutes in an overtime win against Valencia Basket on Thursday as well.Meanwhile, Llull was seen limping against Valencia.

Besides Tavares and Llull, Real Madrid currently have several other players sidelined with injuries, as Gabriel Deck has been out for multiple weeks with a muscle injury, while Rudy Fernandez didn't play with an undisclosed injury. Vincent Poirier, meanwhile, was rested during the last matchup, with Tavares taking most of the minutes.

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