After taking no chances with his marquee player and benching him for the weekend game against Antalya, Beşiktaş Cola Turka coach Burak Biyiktay may have to send his Eagles out against KK Hemofarm Stada tonight without Allen Iverson.
A.I. sat out the TBL game with an unspecified knee injury, watching Beşiktas in street clothes. Today, Turkish media is reporting that Iverson’s woes may be “more serious than expected” and that Mr. Answer could be out for 10 days.
Naturally, BiE’ll post when more information is available…
Tags: Allen Iverson, Antalya BC, Beşiktaş Cola Turka, Burak Biyiktay, EuroCup, KK Hemofarm Stada, TBL
Besiktas is just about eliminated from the tournament not. They already would have been if not for the game against Goettingen being ordered to be replayed.
[...] The loss dumps Beşiktaş to 1-3 in Eurocup play, a position of dead last in Group A; in order to squeak into the “Last 16” round, the Turkish side will need to sweep BG Goettingen in two games this week; a loss in either game would effectively end Beşiktaş’ Eurocup bid. The Eagles go to Germany to play Goettingen tomorrow night. Iverson will presumably be sitting that one out as well, as Mr. Answer is still nursing an unspecified knee injury. [...]