Sweden's national basketball team has reportedly suffered a setback ahead of its World Cup qualifiers against Estonia. According to unconfirmed reports, Simon Birgander is injured and will miss the matches. The team's doctor, Houman Ebrahimi, stated that it is an overuse injury that has worsened slightly, and the decision for him to miss the games was made jointly with the team management, his club, and Birgander himself.
Ebrahimi added that Birgander has been dealing with the injury for a few months, but it is not considered acute or serious. Sweden will play Estonia at home on Friday and away on Sunday in these qualifiers. In other news, Oskar Palmquist has been called up to the national team for the second time, having made his debut with a brief appearance in the previous gathering.
it is an overuse injury that has worsened slightly, and the decision for him to miss the games was made jointly with the team management, his club, and Birgander himself
Birgander has been dealing with the injury for a few months, but it is not considered acute or serious