Kaunas “Žalgiris” has little trouble on the court.
In the friendly matches, the Lithuanian basketball champions quickly built a large lead against Bahu “Sabah”.
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But in the friendly match against the Azerbaijani team, Jonas Valančiūnas left the court early.
In the first two friendly matches, the center who scored the most points for the Kaunas team did not score this time, leaving the court early in the first quarter.
J. Valančiūnas bumped legs with Marius Grigonis, who was setting a screen. Jonas grabbed his right leg and limped off the court.
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After M. Grigonis hit Valančiūnas’s calf, Marekas Blaževičius replaced him, and the main center did not play until halftime – Jonas remained among the substitutes.
“Žalgiris” leads 56:36 after two quarters, and J. Valančiūnas did not appear on the court, staying to ice his leg in the locker room.
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