Milutinov will not be able to play against Maccabi

Olympiacos Serbian center Nikola Milutinov will not play in the EuroLeague Round 12 game against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv, which will be held in Cyprus on Tuesday, because of a bone fracture at the tip of his right index finger.

This season, the 2.13 meter tall player has appeared in only 7 games due to injuries, and started 4 of them. In those games, he averaged 3.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.1 steals.

Milutinov has played 303 games in Europe's top-tier club competition, 238 of them wearing the Piraeus club's jersey. Last spring, he won the first EuroLeague title with his teammates.

Head coach Giorgos Bartzokas has to manage the roster on two fronts. In the EuroLeague, the team sits first in a four-way tie with Valencia, Panathinaikos Aktor and FC Barcelona, with 8 wins and 3 losses. In the Greek Stoiximan GBL, the team has won 6 games without a loss. However, due to a league penalty, its point total dropped to 10, leaving it behind unbeaten PAOK and Aris, who have 5 wins and 1 loss. It will face Aris in Thessaloniki at the Nick Galis Hall on Sunday.

Jean Montero is out of the squad due to injury. Tyler Dorsey's suspension from the team has ended and he may return to training soon, but he is not expected to play against Aris in the Greek league or in the Maccabi game.