Mathias Lessort fractured his left leg this Thursday during the Euroleague match between his team Panathinaikos (Greece) and the Vitoria club (104-69). The Martinican interior who participated in the Paris 2024 Games with the French basketball team was operated on this Friday morning, he will be absent for several months.
It’s a hard blow for the Martinican. During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he was one of the best players for the Blues during the Olympic basketball tournament. This Thursday evening, the 29-year-old inside was seriously injured when he fell while trying to recover a ball in the air at the start of the third quarter of the match between his Panathinaikos team and the Vitoria club.
Picked up by his partners, he then hopped alone to the locker room. A few minutes later, at a press conference, his trainer came to give his news.” doctors have confirmed a leg fracture, we are waiting for the precise nature of the injury“, declared Ergin Ataman. Operated this Friday morning, the Martinican suffers from a fracture of the left fibula.
Before this injury, the international pivot had a good game with 10 points scored and six rebounds. His team won 104 to 69.
On social networks, Mathias Lessort, silver medalist at the Olympic Games last August with the French basketball team, reacted in English. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger! Thank you for all your messages and prayers, I love you all!! I will come back stronger than ever.“
He also received the support of several of his teammates with the Blues, such as Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier.
