Anadolu Efes Istanbul got confirmation of an injury blow before the pre-season even started as its summer signings Dogus Ozdemiroglou suffered an ACL tear. Ozdemiroglou was injured playing for the Turkish national team in a friendly game against Italy on Friday.
Upon player's return to Turkiye, "the examinations were performed in Istanbul, and a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament was detected", Efes said in a brief statement over the weekend, adding that Ozdemiroglou now awaits surgery.
Ozedmiroglu was set to return to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action for the first time since 2019, however, he will now miss significant time recovering from a serious knee injury.