Vlatko Cancar carried off the court after a knee injury vs. Greece / News - Basketnews.com

Vlatko Cancar suffered a knee injury in a friendly game vs. Greece after awkwardly landing following his dunk.

Credit: FIBA Credit FIBA

Vlatko Cancar made a spectacular dunk in a friendly game against Greece, but it instantly was greeted with concern about a potentially serious injury.

Vlatko Cancar

Position:SFAge:26Height:203 cmWeight:107 kgBirth place:Koper, SloveniaProfileNewsStatistics

With 3:37 left in the fourth quarter, Cancar made an incredible dunk but awkwardly landed on the court and immediately grabbed his knee. He left the court with the help of his teammates and went into a locker room straight away.

Cancar spent 21 minutes on the floor, finishing the game with 4 points (2/5 2PT), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 EFF.

So far, there's no update on how severe Cancar's injury is. However, Cancar was visibly limping after the game.

"We're hopeful that's it positive," Cancar's teammate Jordan Morgan told BasketNews' Giorgios Kyriakidis. "We'll see. The only thing that will tell is the MRI. From what I understood, the initial tests were positive. So, we'll see. We're all hopeful because he's a very important piece for this team."

However, it wasn't the only loss for Slovenia. Luka Doncic suffered from a knock after bumping into Greece center Georgios Papagianniswith 2:22 left in the second quarter.

Doncic remained on the court and finished the first half but did not step on the court after halftime.

Luckily, Tim MacMahon from ESPN reported that there are no concerns about Doncic's injury, and he will continue to prepare for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

Doncic finished the game with 18 points (3/4 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 3/4 FT), 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover, and 15 EFF in 14 minutes of play.

Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.