根據NBA記者Adrian Wojnarowski的報導,消息人士透露,在上週受傷後,Kelly Olynyk將無法代表加拿大出戰今年的男籃世界盃,預計當NBA新賽季開始時,Olynyk會做好準備。
Olynyk的經紀人Greg Lawrance透露,在邁阿密經過醫生檢查後,Olynyk的傷勢為膝蓋骨頭撞傷。
在之前加拿大男籃與奈及利亞男籃的熱身賽,Olynyk膝蓋撞傷,當時在第三節,Olynyk受傷離場,當時正在運球的Olynyk倒地,隨後一瘸一拐回到了更衣室,本場比賽沒有回歸,Olynyk離場前打了16分鐘拿到11分。
根據NBA記者Michael Grange的報導,當時Olynyk因為地板太滑而重重倒地。
本屆世界杯,加拿大與塞內加爾、立陶宛和澳大利亞同處H組,台北時間9月1日小組賽揭幕戰,加拿大將在東莞對陣澳大利亞。
After suffering a knee injury in competition last week, Miami Heat F Kelly Olynyk will be unable to compete for Canada in the FIBA World Cup, source tells ESPN. Olynyk is expected to be ready for the start of the NBA season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 13, 2019
here's the sequence in the third quarter where kelly olynyk slipped on a wet spot on the floor and had to be helped to the locker room pic.twitter.com/RUn5R8zmgL
— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) August 8, 2019