The Drama of the Great Osupor: The Crusader and the Secession of the Meniscus from Spain | baloncesto | Sports

You only need to spend 1 minute and 51 seconds on the track when the wheel is in motion. Great Osobor fell injured in Spain’s second match in the classification for the 2027 World Cup, next Sunday in Tenerife against Georgia, and the doctor’s statement this month was devastating for the 22-year-old Navarrese player: “A strain in the internal collateral ligament of the left calf, a radial tear in the front part of the external meniscus, and a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament of this same joint,” according to the federation.

Near the end of the first quarter, Osobor suffered a defensive shock in front of Georgian Khatiashvili when he penetrated the basket. The Spaniard received the impact on the outside of his wheel, which bent violently inward. Navarro fell to the ground and never tried to sink to the ground and turned to collapse. Shengelia helped him leave the field to go to the hospital.

The strike is dramatic for the youngster who is making his second cap for Spain after making his debut last July in Copenhagen against Denmark. Then he was the most outstanding player in the team, with 12 points, eight rebounds (three offensive) and two rebounds in 18 minutes. In his performance, he showed his physical strength and the movement of his legs and hands to steal, run and score. The big story in the scene was the wandering axis who was born in Tudela, a child of Nigerian immigrants. He moved with his family to England at the age of 13, from where he reached the British second division, played in three American universities and now plays in the City of Science Jena, a nine-year-old classified in the German League.

Several Spanish clubs were interested in Osobor, who stands at 2.03m and 112kg, last summer after he formed part of the Spain B squad that prepared for the recent Eurobasket tournament, but at the cost of not filling the trainee’s spot due to his overseas grade. Selection, for all that party against Denmark, was once again in the spotlight, and is now facing a major revival.