Barça’s Argentine point guard Nico Laprovittola suffers a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and an injury to the external meniscus of his right knee, as reported this Monday by the Barcelona club. The 34-year-old Albiceleste international will undergo surgery in the coming days and, after the operation, Barça will issue a new statement with the estimated time he will be out.
Laprovittola was injured last Sunday during the team’s defeat Barça against Baskonia (89-93) at the Palau Blaugrana, in a fortuitous action in the last quarter, a bad fall, after which the player was left lying on the court with gestures of pain and went to the locker room without being able to support his affected leg.
Although the first diagnosis provided by the club on the same night of the game pointed to a sprain of the knee ligament, subsequent tests have confirmed the severity of the extent of the injury, which could leave the point guard in dry dock for several months. At this start of the season, Lapro He combined the position of point guard and shooting guard, with 10 points, six assists and a PIR of 13.2 in the first four days of the Euroleague. And at the beginning of ACB he registered 7.7 points, 5.2 assists and a rating of 9.7, according to the data offered by the official website of the Catalan club.
