Czech basketball star Tomas Satoransky will miss FIBA EuroBasket 2025 due to back problems, leaving Vit Krejci as the team's leader, with Jan Vesely also sidelined.
The Czech Republic has suffered a major blow ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2025. FC Barcelona guard and former six-year NBA playmaker Tomas Satoransky announced he will miss the tournament.
Czech Republic / Schedule
"Had a very hard decision to make today," he wrote on Instagram. "Those who know me know what it means to play for the national team and how much I wanted to attend my fifth EuroBasket in national colours. But due to my current health condition, I'm not able to help the guys as I would like or as I'm expected. My back simply forced me to stop."
"Before the summer, I wasn't sure if it would be my 'last dance' with the national team, but now I know for sure that I want to say goodbye on the court. I hope we will see each other soon on the floor, and I'll be cheering for the guys from a distance in Riga. Fingers crossed that they can bring another great result for Czech basketball!"
Satoransky, 33, won't be the only veteran missing the tournament. His Barca teammate Jan Vesely will also be out as he continues rehab from injury.
That leaves Atlanta Hawks guard Vit Krejci as the team's main star.
Czechia is placed in Group A, along with host nation Latvia, Serbia, Portugal, Estonia, and Turkey.
Final Czechia roster for EuroBasket 2025
Player Team
Vit Krejci Atlanta Hawks (NBA)
Petr Krivanek Basket Brno (Czechia)
Ondrej Sehnal ERA Nymburk (Czechia)
Richard Balint Basket Brno (Czechia)
Jaromir Bohacik ERA Nymburk (Czechia)
Vojtech Hruban ERA Nymburk (Czechia)
Tomas Kyzlink Jilin Northeast Tigers (China)
Martin Svoboda Srsni Photomate Pisek (Czechia)
Adam Kejval Basket Brno (Czechia)
Martin Kriz ERA Nymburk (Czechia)
Martin Peterka Yalova (Turkey)
Jan Zidek Sant Antoni (Spain)
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