Obradovic talks possible Game 4 postponement, tells Avramovic's status / News - Basketnews.com

Zeljko Obradovic would've liked Game 4 to have been postponed but understands the situation both clubs are in. He confirmed Aleksa Avramovic's injury and told the player's going to have surgery on Friday.

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Tragedy struck the city of Belgrade and the entire country of Serbia Wednesday morning when a devastating school shooting cost nine lives. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade's head coach Zeljko Obradovic was shocked by what transpired.

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In an interview for the local media after the team's practice, the legendary specialist offered his condolences to the grieving families.

"News of a great tragedy arrived today. It's unbelievable, we were all in disbelief," he said. "I want to express my condolences to all the families of the victims. It's a great tragedy."

Even though there were some talks about the possible postponement of Game 4, the match will take place as scheduled.

"I don't know what to say, the problem is huge. When could we play [if it's postponed]? It is said that there will be three days of mourning. Real has obligations in the [Spanish] championship, we [have obligations] here. Everything would have to move," Zeljko talked about the possible postponement.

"It can happen that five matches are played [in the series]. I don't know, it's not a question for me, we're all in shock," Obradovic said. "As far as I understand, we will play tomorrow."

Just an hour before the media availability, news came out about Aleksa Avramovic's possibly season-ending injury. Obradovic confirmed the information.

"Aleksa injured his hand and is going to have an operation on Friday. The same thing happened to him as last year, only on the other hand," the coach commented. "I'm going to guess that there might be a short break [for him]. It, unfortunately, happened to Aleksa again."

According to Mozzart Sport, Avramovic will fly to Madrid to undergo the operation. It will be performed by the same specialist who dealt with a similar injury that Balsa Koprivica had earlier.

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