Scottie Thompson suffers hand injury during Gilas Pilipinas practice in Lithuania

Scottie Thompson has suffered an damage throughout one in every of Gilas Pilipinas’ practices in Lithuania because the nationwide group continues its buildup there for the 2023 FIBA World Cup in August.

According to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the 29-year-old guard sustained a metacarpal fracture in his proper hand and was introduced instantly to a hospital for an x-ray.

He will bear additional evaluation right here in Manila as soon as Gilas wraps up camp in Europe to find out the timeline of his return to the courtroom.

Gilas had already performed 5 tuneup video games in Europe, two of which have been in Estonia the place the nationals fell to Estonia and Finland. They then gained their two matches towards Ukraine U-20 group earlier than they absorbed a detailed loss to Lithuania on Tuesday night time.

—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News