Walter Tavares suffers ankle injury in ASVEL-Real game / News - Basketnews.com

Walter Tavares rolled his ankle and was helped to the locker room in Real's win over ASVEL on Friday night.

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One of the Real Madrid cornerstones -- Walter Tavares -- left the court injured in the EuroLeague Round 26 game vs. LDCL ASVEL Villeurbanne.

Tavares went down with 28.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and Real leading 73-67.

The big man from Cape Verde got injured on the defensive play when he tried to stop Nando De Colo's penetration to the rim.

Tavares rolled his left ankle and was in serious pain. He was laying on the court for a while, grabbing his ankle.

Tavares limped off the court with his power but later was assisted by Real's medical staff to head back to the locker room.

The 30-year-old center had 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 15 PIR in 26.5 minutes before leaving the floor early.

Tavares averages 10.6 points, 7.0 boards, 1.4 assists, 2.4 blocks, and 16.8 PIR over 25 EuroLeague games this season.

The Royal club ended up grabbing their fifth straight EuroLeague victory, winning the game against ASVEL on Friday night, 75-71.

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