Hernangómez returns with Panathinaikos to face Partizan

The best news for nursing in Spanish basketball comes from Athens. Juancho Hernangómez is available again after missing the last three European commitments of Panathinaikos, which recovers an important piece in its small forward rotation for Tuesday's visit to Partizan at 20:30. The Greek team, which remains undefeated, is strengthened with the return of the Spanish player in a match that marks the return of Zeljko Obradovic to Belgrade. However, the Athenian team still cannot count on Kendrick Nunn or Kostas Sloukas, both yet to debut this season. Center Moustapha Fall, on the other hand, made his debut last week and is accumulating minutes in the continental competition.

Partizan also arrives undermanned

The opponent does not present a different scenario. Partizan has not yet submitted its official injury report, but significant absences will impact their competitive capacity. Lamar Stevens will be unavailable due to a hand injury that has kept him out of the last two games. Vanja Marinkovic will also be unable to play, as he has yet to debut this season due to an Achilles tendon injury. Derek Willis will remain sidelined until the end of October due to an ankle issue that keeps him in recovery.

Barcelona faces Maccabi without players

On the other side of Spanish basketball, FC Barcelona faces Maccabi without Justin Minaya or Yoan Makoundou. The club confirmed the absences of both players. Minaya participated in the first three games, but before Game 4, his absence was announced to last about ten days. Makoundou has yet to debut while recovering from a knee injury, with a return also estimated at about ten days. Josh Nebo and Tosan Evbuomwan, who debuted in the Euroleague a week ago, continue to gain prominence and minutes in the Blaugrana rotation.

Real Madrid faces serious issues

Real Madrid has also not communicated its official status for the Milan match, but it is certain that Gabriel Deck will be absent. Pedro Martínez acknowledged on Sunday that the Argentine's shoulder injury is more serious than initially expected. Usman Garuba is still in recovery from the Achilles tendon injury he suffered during the Final Four in May. At Kosner Baskonia, the only reported absence is Markus Howard, who did not dress against Besiktas and is negotiating his exit to Zenit. Valencia Basket presumably recovers Mario Saint-Supéry, absent in Game 4 due to illness, facing an Olympiacos team that arrives without injuries and with Nikola Milutinov already recovered from his physical problems.

Bumps for Zalgiris and Crvena Zvezda

Zalgiris travels to Istanbul to face Fenerbahce without Nigel Williams-Goss, who stayed in Lithuania due to a hamstring injury, or Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu. Azuolas Tubelis, who did not participate last weekend in the Lithuanian league due to knee discomfort, will be available for the European commitment. Opposite, Sarunas Jasikevicius has his entire roster available, although Shane Larkin still has not debuted in the continental competition.

Ibon Navarro's Crvena Zvezda is the team hardest hit this round. In Villeurbanne, they will not have Ebuka Izundu or Stefan Miljenovic, both with ankle issues, nor Johnathan Motley, injured in the thigh. ASVEL still cannot field Mathis Dossou-Yovo or TyTy Washington, who have yet to play this season.

Other affected teams in Europe

At Anadolu Efes, Cam Payne debuted last week, but long-term absences are still a concern. Mike James remains out for seven to nine months due to a ruptured Achilles, Isaia Cordinier is still recovering from his surgery in May, and Georgios Papagiannis is recovering from a torn ACL. Dubai continues without Dzanan Musa or Justin Anderson, while Davis Bertans did not dress for the last match. Besiktas will be without DaQuan Jeffries, who underwent wrist surgery. Paris has Jared Rhoden and Frank Ntilikina doubtful, who did not participate in either the Euroleague or the French competition.

Round 5 of the top European continental competition presents a complex injury map that will directly affect the teams' performance. Although Hernangómez is back for Panathinaikos, most of the major European clubs arrive diminished for this new round of matches, which could balance the play in several of the scheduled games.

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