Defender of Petersburg “Zenith” Denis Zakharov underwent surgery for an injury to the cruciate ligament of the knee joint, reports the press service of the basketball club.
Zakharov suffered a knee injury on January 10 in a VTB United League regular season home game against Krasnodar club Lokomotiv-Kuban.
— First of all, I want to thank the club management for arranging the opportunity to carry out the operation very quickly and for creating the most comfortable conditions — to the smallest detail, from the road to staying here .
I feel good, the operation went as planned. Ahead of the recovery, which has already begun. I will try to return to the field as soon as possible, – said the 29-year-old basketball player.
This season, the defender has played 20 games for the Blue-White-Blues in the VTB United League, averaging 5.4 points per 12 minutes of playing time. The second leg of the United League regular season kicks off January 28. Watch the tournament broadcasts on the TV channels of the group and on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Last season, Zakharov became the tournament champion with Zenit.
Source : MatchTV
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