Big Injury Blow for Phoenix Ahead of Blockbuster Throwdown

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.
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>