Maccabi captain DiBartolomeo to miss time with groin injury

Lonnie Walker will also be out for Tuesday's game in Piraeus

Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv will be without its captain for a few games after the club announced that John DiBartolomeo will miss about two weeks with an injury suffered in an Israeli League game on Saturday night. After an examination, DiBartolomeo was diagnosed with a small tear in his groin muscle.

Now in his ninth EuroLeague season - all with Maccabi, DiBartolomeo has averaged 4.3 points on 43.6% three-point shooting, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steal over 14:29 minutes in 15 games off the bench. His absence adds to a shorthanded Maccabi backcourt, as Lonnie Walker, who is suffering from a shoulder injury, will not travel with the team to Greece for Tuesday's game against Olympiacos Piraeus. Walker is Maccabi's top scorer this season with 15.3 points per game.

Maccabi center Zach Hankins, who is suffering from a bone contusion above the ankle, has not recovered from his injury and is expected to miss an additional two weeks.