{"id":876260,"date":"2026-09-01T13:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/876260\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:48:15","slug":"nigel-hayes-davis-suffers-long-term-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/876260\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Hayes-Davis suffers long-term injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens forward Nigel Hayes-Davis suffered a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand during Tuesday&#8217;s practice. He has been fitted with a special splint and is expected to be sidelined for six weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/33-panathinaikos.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens<\/a> suffered another injury blow just before the start of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek powerhouse <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paobcgr\/status\/2094751736648835218\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced<\/a> that during Tuesday&#8217;s practice,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/22353-nigel-hayes-davis.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nigel Hayes-Davis<\/a> injured his left hand.<\/p>\n<p> Initial timetable for Hayes-Davis&#8217; return <\/p>\n<p>After he underwent examinations, tests revealed that he had sustained a fracture of his fourth metacarpal, and a special splint was applied.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdna.gr\/mpasket\/1463048_nea-atyhia-ston-panathinaiko-katagma-sto-heri-o-heis-nteibis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SDNA reports<\/a> that Hayes-Davis will be out for six weeks, so he&#8217;s expected to return around mid-October.<\/p>\n<p> What games will Hayes-Davis miss? <\/p>\n<p>If the initial prognosis proves correct, Hayes-Davis could miss the first 4-6 games of the EuroLeague season for Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n<p>During that span, Panathinaikos will play four home games to start against Paris Basketball, LDLC ASVEL-Villerbaunne, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, before heading into a double-round week where they will play their first away game of the season against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and host Hapoel Tel Aviv in Athens.<\/p>\n<p> Panathinaikos EuroLeague schedule:    Date Opponent     September 24 Paris Basketball (at home)   September 30 ASVEL (at home)   October 2 Maccabi (at home)   October 8 Fenerbahce (at home)   October 13 Partizan (away)   October 16 Hapoel (at home)   October 22 Baskonia (at home)    Hayes-Davis&#8217; tenure with PAO so far <\/p>\n<p>Nigel Hayes-Davis arrived at Panathinaikos as a midseason signing during the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Starting the season with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA, Hayes-Davis became one of the most prominent names on the market after he was waived, signing a lucrative deal with the Greens.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Hayes-Davis played in 16 EuroLeague matches, averaging 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in more than 28 minutes on the court.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_6\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788270495_215_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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