Zalgiris Kaunas loses Dovydas Giedraitis to injury 1

Zalgiris Kaunas defended the Citadele KMT title, but lost Dovydas Giedraitis to an injury during the Final Four.

Zalgiris defender suffered a leg pain in the second quarter of the semi-final game against Siauliai and was unable to continue the match.

On Monday, tests revealed that Giedraitis had a tear in his hamstring, which will force him to miss some time without basketball.

Due to the injury, Giedraitis will no longer be attending the FIBA 2025 European Championship qualifiers camp of the Lithuanian men’s national basketball team.

Laurynas Birutis, who has minor health problems, will also not join the national team.

Three Zalgiris players – Edgaras Ulanovas, Tomas Dimsa and Lukas Lekavicius – are expected to play in the qualifying matches against Poland and Estonia on 22 and 26 February.