The Minnesota Timberwolves They have come up against the criticism that has been devoted to them Jorge Garbajosa, president of the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), who this Saturday had accused the NBA team of being responsible for the final absence of Juancho Hernangómez in the Tokyo Olympics “And not for medical reasons.” According to Gersson Roses, president of Wolves operations whom Garbajosa had pointed out as the main responsible for this situation, the only reason that Juancho is not going to participate in the Games is that the player is injured.
“We support the decisions of our international players to play for their national teams and we appreciate the enthusiasm of Juancho and the Spanish Federation for representing your country. Unfortunately, we are dealing with an active injury, ”he says. Roses. “As recommended by our team physician, Juancho he needs time to recover and rehabilitate his injury, and that limits Juancho’s availability to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. The determined recovery plan is the best way forward to allow Juancho to recover adequately ”.
Garbajosa, on the contrary, had pointed out this morning that Juancho was fit to play and that the decision of his team of the NBA it has more to do with “business” issues. According to the president of the FEB, “It is not a strictly sports matter, if for a single moment Juancho Or the doctors treating him had expressed a single doubt about the convenience of his trip to Tokyo, he would not have taken that flight to Japan. There is not the slightest doubt that the criteria you have followed Minnesota Timberwolves it can be described as a business, or even a politician, but never a doctor ”.