Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365, published on Monday December 23, 2024 at 10:34 p.m.
Victim of a serious knee injury, Mbaye Ndiaye will no longer play this season with Asvel. Ditto for the German from the Orlando Magic in the NBA, Moritz Wagner.
With the wind in its sails, Asvel is riding a wave of six consecutive successes in all competitions. At the heart of this series, the Rhone residents achieved a nice success against Red Star Belgrade in the Euroleague (79-82) last Tuesday. A Pyrrhic victory however. “Our Senegalese interior suffers from a rupture of the cruciate ligaments of the right knee. He will be operated on tomorrow morning and away from the field for several months,” the club chaired by Tony Parker informed this Monday evening about Mbaye Ndiaye.
Appearing on crutches at the LDLC Arena this Sunday during his team's triumph over Paris, the strong winger was certainly unaware that his season is likely to have ended suddenly. A real problem for Pierric Poupet who used to grant on average almost twenty minutes per match to his player. This season in Betclic Elite, Mbaye Ndiaye displays statistics of 8 points accompanied by 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists on average. To compensate for this long absence, Asvel has the possibility of hiring a medical joker.
The bruised Orlando Magic
On the other side of the Atlantic, another player has also drawn a line under the end of his season. In possession of the ball in the racket, Moritz Wagner collapsed, struck by immense pain in his left knee during support. The observation is unmistakable: rupture of the cruciate ligaments tells us Shams Charania ofESPN. In the form of his life in Orlando, the German had the best season of his NBA career.
Asked to come off the bench at the Magic, the German claimed the honorary title of best 6th man in the league (12.9 points, 5 rebounds on average). Not spared from injuries, the Florida franchise has already lost its major asset Paolo Banchero (oblique muscle) as well as Moritz Wagner's younger brother, Franz, victim of a tear similar to that of Paolo Banchero. Nevertheless, the Magic are holding their own and currently occupy a good 4th place in the Eastern Conference, tied with the New York Knicks.
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