KATOWICE (Poland) - Alexandre Sarr is forced to withdraw from FIBA EuroBasket 2025 due to a left calf injury, the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) announced on Tuesday.
The Washington Wizards big man sustained the injury during France's winning encounter against Slovenia. As a consequence, the youngster the didn't take part in the following matchup against Israel, where Frederic fautaux's team suffered their first loss of the tournament.
Alexandre Sarr (2.13 m, 7 caps) must withdraw from the remainder of the competition due to a left calf injury.
Injured in his left calf against Slovenia last Saturday, Alexandre Sarr was rested for the game against Israel on Sunday.
Since then, the French national team’s medical staff has carried out various tests, which revealed an injury whose recovery time is incompatible with the player’s participation in the rest of the tournament.
Sarr was averaging 9.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as part of France's new wave of up-and-coming players, alongside club teammate Bilal Coulibaly and Zaccharie Risacher.
The 2005-born big was participating in his first-ever FIBA EuroBasket, ready to contribute as Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Vincent Poirier, Moustapha Fall and Mathias Lessort all announced their unavailability.
The FIBA EuroBasket 2022 runner-ups have booked their ticket for the Round of 16 in Riga.
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