Last Sunday (January 13th), center Shilton suffered a serious injury during Flamengo's night training session in Gávea, fracturing the fourth metacarpal in his left hand. As a result, the player will be sidelined for up to three weeks. After this period, Shilton will undergo another evaluation by the club's Medical Department, which will subject him to another x-ray to determine more precisely when he can return to the court. For coach José Neto, this is a significant loss for the team.

"As we've demonstrated throughout the championship, our strength is our team on the court. Shilton is a very important player in our squad, and being without him will certainly affect our rotation during matches. I hope he recovers soon so he can get back to work. In the meantime, we'll stay focused on our goals and build the team with the players we have available from Flamengo to try to fill his void," Neto declared.

Flamengo faces São José this Monday

The first test for the Red-Black team without Shilton will be this Monday at 20 p.m. at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium, against São José. The Rio de Janeiro champions and the São Paulo champions will face each other for the 10th time in NBB history, and Flamengo will continue to strive to maintain its strong form, with 10 wins in XNUMX games at the start of the season.

And speaking of a golden start to the season, Mengão's number 11, Marquinhos, continues to be a fixture in the NBB's highlights list, as the 2012/2013 top scorer. He averages 21,8 points. Furthermore, if Flamengo converts just three 3-pointers, they will reach 1500 attempts in the championship.

FLAMENGO X SAINT JOSEPH

Date: 14 / 01 / 2013

Location: Tijuca Tennis Club

Time: 20h