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Williams-Goss and Minaya ruled out for EuroLeague Round 5 games
Nigel Williams-Goss of Zalgiris Kaunas and Justin Minaya of FC Barcelona will miss their teams’ EuroLeague Round 5 games.
Zalgiris is set to play Fenerbahce in Istanbul on Tuesday, while Barcelona is due to face Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Williams-Goss has a hamstring injury and was ruled out for two weeks on September 25.
He stayed in Lithuania and remains unavailable for Round 5.
Minaya is also sidelined, though no reason for his absence is given.
Round 5 begins Tuesday and continues Wednesday as part of a two-game week in the 2026–27 regular season.
The teams’ games are the next scheduled fixtures mentioned for the players.
Nigel Williams-Goss and Justin Minaya will miss their teams’ EuroLeague Round 5 games, according to club updates reported by Eurohoops.
Williams-Goss is ruled out for Zalgiris Kaunas’s game at Fenerbahce on Tuesday.
Minaya will miss Barcelona’s game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Williams-Goss was ruled out for two weeks with a hamstring injury on September 25.
The Round 5 games are part of the 2026–27 EuroLeague Regular Season.
- Who
- Zalgiris Kaunas guard Nigel Williams-Goss and Barcelona player Justin Minaya.
- What
- Both are ruled out for their teams’ Round 5 games.
- When
- Tuesday, October 13.
- Where
- Zalgiris plays at Fenerbahce; Barcelona hosts Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- Why
- Williams-Goss has a hamstring injury. The reason Minaya is sidelined is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Williams-Goss was ruled out for two weeks with a hamstring injury.
EuroLeague Basketball issued injury updates ahead of Round 5.
Zalgiris was scheduled to play at Fenerbahce, while Barcelona was scheduled to face Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- Player
- Nigel Williams-Goss
- Team
- Zalgiris Kaunas
- Injury
- Hamstring
- Opponent
- Fenerbahce
- Player
- Justin Minaya
- Team
- Barcelona
What people are saying
The injury is more serious than we thought.
Sources
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