Georgia will be weakened at the European Championship in Slovenia.
Zaza Pačulija, one of Igor Kokoško's biggest assets, will have to take a break for at least half a year due to Achilles heel surgery.
The XNUMX-year-old Atlanta wing center has had problems with this injury for a long time, so it was decided to undergo surgery.
Pachulia played his last match for the Hawks on March 3.
This information shocked the sports public in Georgia, because Pachulia was one of the most deserving of the national team's placement at the previous continental championship in Lithuania.
Robert Anderson, the doctor who operated on him, and Michael Bernot, the Atlanta doctor, pointed out that they have a long period of rehabilitation ahead of them and that he should be ready by the time training camps open.
"After thoroughly considering the options with Zaza, we decided that surgery was the best solution. Only in this way is a XNUMX% recovery possible. He is a true professional, a great fighter, and the club will do everything to get him back as soon as possible," said Danny Ferry, Atlanta's general manager and president of basketball operations.
In Slovenia, in the first stage of the competition, Georgia will play in group C together with Spain, Slovenia, Poland, Croatia and the Czech Republic.
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