55 minutes of play leaves its mark. Especially when both teams enter the match already weakened… So, when Chalon had to do without Olivier Cortale, who preferred not to take any risks with his sore ankle, ASVEL showed up at the Coliseum without four major players: Nando De Colo, Melvin Ajinça, Mbaye Ndiaye and Tarik Black (2.06 m, 32 years old).
55 minutes leaves time for muscle glitches. So, while he already had a wheezing hamstring, Jamel Morris appeared about it several times starting in the first overtime. “I fear he may have aggravated his injury.”said Savo Vucevic about him.
Sprain for Paris Lee?
And 55 minutes also leaves time for accidents. Thus, while he had the winning ball in his hands in the 50th minute of play, Paris Lee found himself entangled in the good defense of Jeremiah Hill, lost the ball and saw his Cameroonian compatriot (yes, yes…) crashing with all his weight on his left ankle. Writhing in pain on the floor, under some questionable whistles from the Coliseum, the former AS Monaco leader never returned to the game. “We lost Paris who, I think, has a sprained ankle”indicated Pierric Poupet, at a press conference, without having received feedback from the medical staff. “I am worried about the general fitness of the team. Paris is a player who is added to the infirmary while everyone saw the squad we displayed this evening. It’s harder when you have fewer rotations and you play one match after another. »
