Serbia will be without the services of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica at the Rio Olympics, which start August 6.
Bjelica will not recover in time from his right foot injury that also kept him out of the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers.
Unfortunately, Nemanja @Bjelica88 will not be able to play with Serbian NT due to injury at 2016 Rio Olympic Games! #Rio2016 #RioOlympics
— alexander raskovic (@alexraskovic) July 17, 2016
But despite Bjelica’s absence, Serbia will be considered one of the top nations in Rio.
They will face USA, France, Venezuela, China and Australia in the group stages of the Olympics.
