Clippers’ Bogdan Bogdanovic Faces Uncertain Future After Sudden Hamstring Injury at EuroBasket

The injury appeared to occur on a drive to the basket late in the first half, reports Semih Tuna of eurohoops.net, who was in Riga, Latvia, for the game. Bogdanovic was in the Serbian locker room greeting his teammates after the win.

The severity of the injury and his ability to return to EuroBasket are not yet known. The Serbians are waiting for the Clippers’ doctor to weigh in (he has a say due to the Clippers’ insurance on the player), and it is his thoughts, working in conjunction with the Serbian national team’s medical staff, that will determine if Bogdanovic will return during EuroBasket, according to reports. How long a player is out with a hamstring injury depends on the severity of the strain, it can go from a week or so out to six weeks or more. The longer end of that timeline would not only have Bogdanovic missing the rest of EuroBasket but also the start of the Clippers training camp in a month. Bogdanovic missed games early last season in Los Angeles due to a hamstring strain.Serbia went on to beat Portugal 80-69 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Nikola Jokic. Next up for Serbia is host Latvia and their star, Kristaps Porzingis.
Serbian captain Bogdan Bogdanovic left the court and did not play in the second half of the team’s win against Portugal — and is out for the team’s game Saturday against Latvia — after suffering a hamstring injury.Bogdanovic had 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting in Serbia’s opening blowout win over Estonia at EuroBasket. He had seven points and five rebounds before leaving the game against Portugal.Well, here’s a tough pill for Serbian basketball fans to swallow: their captain, Bogdan Bogdanovic, had to hop off the court halfway through the game against Portugal with a pesky hamstring injury — and, frustratingly enough, he’s sitting out the next matchup against Latvia. It happened during a drive to the hoop late in the first half, and I gotta say, seeing Bogdan greeting teammates from the bench instead of finishing strong was a little heart-wrenching. Now, the big question hanging over everyone’s head: how bad is it, and will this sideline time extend beyond this stretch? The medical brain trust—including the Clippers’ doc, whose opinion counts big thanks to insurance rules—are huddling on that one, but hamstring woes have a nasty habit of lingering anywhere from a week to upwards of six. That long haul could not only yank Bogdanovic out of the rest of EuroBasket but also mess with the start of the Clippers’ training camp next month. Keep in mind, this isn’t his first rodeo with a hamstring strain—he sat some games early last season in LA, too. Before that unfortunate moment, Bogdan was hitting well, dropping 11 points on some sharp shooting against Estonia, then racking up seven points and five boards before calling it quits against Portugal. And speaking of that game — Serbia pulled off an 80-69 win, powered by Nikola Jokic’s stellar 23 points and 10 rebounds. Next on the docket? The host nation, Latvia, boasting Kristaps Porzingis — a showdown you won’t want to miss. LEARN MORE