Basketball: Bamberg’s “epidemic season”: Trainer Trinchieri also has to go under the knife

Coach Andrea Trinchieri from German basketball champion Brose Bamberg has to go under the knife. The 49-year-old Italian will undergo shoulder surgery next Tuesday due to increasing symptoms. Until his return, his assistant Ilias Kantzouris will be in charge of the training and will be on the sidelines as head coach.

Trinchieri’s players are no better off. After captain Elias Harris had to undergo an arthroscopy of the injured knee on Tuesday, Bryce Taylor is operated on Thursday at the calf. Luka Mitrovic is still in the rehabilitation phase. How long the trio will be canceled is open.

“It has been a season of epidemics so far,”said manager Rolf Beyer:”Nevertheless, we will not complain, but rather accept the situation. We will give Trinchieri, Harris, Taylor and Mitrovic all the support they need to get fit and operational again as quickly as possible. We’ll also give them the time to heal themselves completely.”