Big Injury Blow for Phoenix Ahead of Blockbuster Throwdown

Saturday, November 5, 2022

The South East Melbourne Phoenix are hopeful Zhou Qi will be ready to return following the FIBA Break, after he sustained a calf injury at training.

Qi has played five games this season, having re-signed with the club in September, but is set to be sidelined for the Throwdown against Melbourne United on Sunday.

Tohi Smith-Milner will take Qi’s place as a Nominated Replacement Player.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">? ?????? ????? ? <br><br>Zhou Qi sustained a calf injury at training and will not play Sunday against Melbourne United. The Phoenix are hopeful he will return after the FIBA break in three weeks.<br><br>Tohi Smith-Milner will take Zhou’s place as a Nominated Replacement Player. <a href="https://t.co/bU0CfpWfgJ">pic.twitter.com/bU0CfpWfgJ</a></p>— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEMelbPhoenix/status/1588372600941842432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>