Thomas Walkup, Olympiacos‘ point guard, spoke before the game against Barcelona about his health condition, as well as Kostas Papanikolaou.
The Greek international slightly worried the red-and-white fans from Piraeus yesterday. He left training due to back pain, but that’s now behind him, and as he emphasizes, the treatment was successful. He also touched on Barcelona.
“I’ve been undergoing treatment for the past few days, and I feel great. Our defense will have to be good. They are a talented team. They know how to play and have been together for a long time. If we do that, we’ll take a step in the right direction,” Thomas Walkup began.
Kostas Papanikolau won’t play in the first game, and that’s certainly a blow to Georgios Bartzokas‘ team. This was also addressed by the young man from Texas.
“He is our leader. He is very important to us. Some guys will have to step up. But we’ll do it as a team. We’ll have to cover his absence, at least for now.”