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Sarikopoulos limited by knee injury

Greece is 2-1 in the FIBA under-19 world championships in Auckland, New Zealand, and center Zisis Sarikopoulos has played only nine minutes in three games, apparently because of a left knee injury he suffered in the Greeks' final tuneup for the tournament last weekend.

Sarikopoulos reportedly went down clutching the knee in the first half of a 95-71 victory over France in Melbourne, Australia. He did not play in Greece's U-19 opener against Angola, a 101-58 win, and only one minute in a 107-98 win over Puerto Rico in the second round. He played eight minutes but had only two points and no rebounds in an 85-70 loss to Lithuania today.

Greece advanced to the medal-round pool and will play the United States on Monday.

A Web search has not turned up further information on the nature of Sarikopoulos' injury, but he is playing, which is good news.

Posted by Bob Baptist on July 4, 2009 12:09 PM | Permalink

Sarikopoulos limited by knee injury (Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog)