Rudy Fernandez He had to leave the match against Greece on the second day of Group A of the Olympic Games in men’s basketball early. Assisted by the medical services of the Spanish team, the Balearic player went from the bench to the locker room after the accidental collision with Juancho Hernangómez’s right leg in a fight for a rebound.
Below is all the information about Rudy Fernández’s situation and what happened.
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Rudy Fernández’s injury: What he has, what happened and what they have said
With five minutes left in regulation time between Spain and Greece, Rudy Fernández was hit in the head after accidentally hitting Juancho Hernangómez’s right leg.
It quickly became clear that the Balearic player was going to have to leave the field, and he was left lying on the field and eventually ended up on the bench. There, the medical services applied ice to him, but he soon made his way to the changing rooms with a concussion but without losing consciousness at any time.
Rudy Fernandez suffered whiplash as Sergio Scariolo informed the media as reported Brand.
“Rudy has a blow that prevented him from playing. He is not in too bad shape. He was hit very hard. We have to keep an eye on his situation because, at the moment, he is in doubt for the next game,” the Italian assured.
The presence of the Spanish player for the next match against Canada is up in the air pending his progress.
When does the Spanish basketball team play: Day, time and TV channel for Spain vs. Canada
- Rival: Canada
- Day: Friday 2nd of August
- Hour 17:15 and 16:15 in the Canary Islands
- TV: At 1, Eurosport
- Streaming: RTVE Play, Max, Courtside 1891
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