Basketball European Championships: Nyara Sabally also lacks the DBB team

After star player Satou Sabally, her younger sister Nyara also canceled participation in the upcoming European Casketball European Championship.

The reason for this is persistent knee problems for the 25-year-old from WNBA champion New York Liberty. This was announced by the German Basketball Bund (DBB) on Wednesday (11.06.25). The joint could not withstand the strain on the dense game sequence at Women’s Eurobasket “.

“After a long time superior, I made the difficult decision not to take part in the Eurobasket this summer”, Sabally said: “It is not easy for me, but in view of the rehab for my knee, the intensive Eurobasket game plan and the tight WNBA calendar, I have to prioritize my health with a view to my long-term goals.”

Forward Sabally has already suffered two cruciate ligament tears and was therefore unable to play in the entire WNBA season 2022.

This week comeback in the WNBA

Sabally only played three of Liberty’s nine season games, on Tuesday (local time) she gave her comeback against Chicago Sky (85:66) after a good three -week break and played a good 15 minutes (nine points). Her older sister Satou (27) had recently announced after moving to Phoenix Mercury that she would not play at the European Championship because of the new challenge. This means that national coach Lisa Thomaidis is expected to be available only Leonie Fiebich (New York) and Luisa Geiselsöder (Dallas Wings) at the tournament (18th to 29th June).

“Nyara is another big loss for our team. But her long -term health and future player career are the most important. said Thomaidis. Captain Marie Gülich had suffered a cruciate ligament tear in preparation and is also not included at the Eurobasket with preliminary round games in Hamburg.