The 29-year old shooting forward is out for the season
Partizan’s Vanja Marinkovic out long-term with Achilles injury
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade had a historic triumph on Friday night in Munich, but it came with a major injury blow as team captain Vanja Marinkovic suffered a ruptured Achilles.
In a 104-101 come-from-behind overtime win over the EuroLeague leader Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, Marinkovic suffered the injury on the final play of regulation.
“The initial test in Munich confirmed an Achilles rupture that will require a lengthy absence”, says in a club statement on Saturday morning. “Upon returning to Belgrade, Marinkovic will undergo an MRI and then the decision will be made how the injury will be treated.”
A veteran sharpshooter in his seventh EuroLeague season, Marinkovic has been averaging 5.9 points this campaign, during which he already missed five games due to different medical reasons. Against Hapoel, a game in which Partizan made a second largest comeback in EuroLeague history, overcoming a 27-point deficit, Marinkovic had one of his best performances of the season, scoring 12 points on 4-for-8 three-point shooting.
It was second straight win for Partizan, which helped the team escape the bottom of the standings as it holds an 8-16 record. Partizan has been without its star point guard Carlik Jones since Round 6, and has recently lost Shake Milton due to broken hand. Now it will have to continue without its team captain, too.
