Hooligans attack Russian basketball player Alexey Shved in Moscow

ANKARA

Hooligans attacked Alexey Shved in Moscow, leaving the Russian basketball player with "a serious head injury," his club CSKA Moscow said on Tuesday.

"Our team's guard Alexey Shved suffered from a hooligan attack committed on him last night at the exit of one of the Moscow restaurants.

"Alexey suffered a serious head injury as a result of a fall and was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. The player contacted the police to investigate the incident," CSKA Moscow said in a statement.

The Russian club said Shved cannot play in the next games of CSKA Moscow for the head injury and wished him recovery.

The 34-year-old player is in his second spell with CSKA Moscow. He previously played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, and New York Knicks in the NBA.

He was a Khimki Moscow guard in 2015-2021.

Shved won the 2008 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title with CSKA Moscow and helped the Russian national team secure bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games.