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Wizards big man to miss rest of EuroBasket due to calf injury

Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr, who had been competing for France in this year’s EuroBasket tournament, has been ruled out for the rest of the event due to a right calf injury, according to an official announcement from the national team. Translated from French, the statement indicates that Sarr’s “healing time is incompatible with [his] participation for the rest of the competition.” Sarr injured his calf during Saturday’s victory over Slovenia and was held out of Sunday’s loss to Israel as a result of the ailment. He’ll also miss Tuesday’s matchup with Poland and Thursday’s contest against Iceland, as well as any games in the round of 16, assuming France advances. With a 2-1 record so far, France is well-positioned to make the single-elimination portion of the tournament with a win in either of its two remaining group-stage games. However, the team’s frontcourt – which was already without Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama and Mathias Lessort for EuroBasket — has now taken another hit, putting increased pRead More

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