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The Austrian men's national basketball team will face Georgia on Monday (17:00 CEST, live ORF Sport +) in the qualifying match against the VM in the last match against Tbilisi against Georgia without Jakob Pöltl. The 22-year-old Toronto Raptors player from the NBA had to go through because of an infection that occurred at the foot. So the chances of ÖBV have decreased, to stay in the competition.
11.40 am, 02. July 2018
According to Georg Jonas, doctor of the ÖBV, a deployment against the Georgians would have been too risky. "The duration of the training break is currently not predictable," said the doctor in a dispatch of the federation. Michael Schrittwieser, Secretary General of the ÖBV: "Of course, the loss of Jakob hits us hard. After an agreement with Jonas and the head of the Raptors, it was clear that Pöltl would not be used.
After Rasid Mahalbasic and Jozo Rados had already failed, the Austrians had no more "Big Man" available. "We have to adapt our game and play for us in an unusual way," said ÖBV badistant coach Ante Perica. The Austrians have lost all their previous five qualifiers. If the difference was to be won in Tbilisi with at least 15 points, it would mean third place in the group of four, but still up.
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