RIGA (Latvia) - How much difference a day makes? Serbia were feeling fine about their chances after a clutch performance with Nikola Jokic going off for 39 points against the hosts Latvia on Saturday night, but Sunday morning started with devastating news.
The Serbian Basketball Federation released a statement that Bogdan Bogdanovic would not be returning to action during the FIBA EuroBasket 2025.
The captain of the Serbian national team Bogdan Bogdanovic will not be playing for the rest of the FIBA EuroBasket after suffering an injury to his hamstring in the game against Portugal on Game Day 2 in the group phase.
Bogdanovic has been diagnosed with a hamstring muscle tear which will keep him out of the rest of the championship. In agreement with Bogdan and his club, the Los Angeles Clippers, the captain will spend the next period going through intensive therapies in the United States to recover as fast as possible.
The captain's armband for the rest of the EuroBasket will be worn by Stefan Jovic.
The Serbian national team will face Czechia in the next group phase game, on Monday at 21:15 local time, 20:15 CET.
The Serbian National Federation wishes its captain a fast recovery.
The 33-year-old suffered the injury during a fast break late in the first half in their game against Portugal. He immediately grabbed his hamstring and left the game, not returning in the second half.
Bogdanovic has been the staple for Serbia ever since he made his FIBA EuroBasket debut back in 2013. He led the team to the Final in 2017, and also picked up two silver medals in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, in 2014 and 2019.
Bogdan has also been a double digit scorer for Serbia in their two most recent Olympic podium hunts, winning silver in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, and bronze in Paris in 2024.
Year | Event | Games | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | EuroBasket | 2 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
2024 | Olympics | 6 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
2023 | World Cup | 8 | 19.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
2019 | World Cup | 8 | 22.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
2019 | World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 11 | 2.5 | 1 |
2017 | EuroBasket | 9 | 20.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 |
2016 | Olympics | 8 | 12.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
2016 | OQT | 4 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
2015 | EuroBasket | 9 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
2014 | World Cup | 9 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
2013 | EuroBasket | 11 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 2.0 |
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