NBA star Mykhailiuk will miss Ukraine's national team matches due to injury: details on the player's condition

According to glavcom.ua: NBA 'Utah Jazz' player Svyatoslav Mykhailiuk explained why he will not be able to play in the upcoming matches of the Ukrainian national basketball team due to a foot injury. This was reported by Base of Ukrainian sports and 'Glavkom'.

This week, the Ukrainian national basketball team will begin participating in the pre-qualifications for the 2027 World Cup, playing against the national teams of Slovakia and Switzerland.

«At the moment, I have a foot injury. I'm undergoing treatment. Due to my health condition, I cannot help the team, no matter how much I want to. Therefore, I have no opportunity to assist the team in these games», – stated Svyatoslav Mykhailiuk.

Head coach of the Ukrainian national basketball team Ainars Bagatskis announced that Ukrainian players who play in the NBA have refused to participate in the pre-qualifying games for the 2027 World Cup, including Mykhailiuk, Alexey Len, Maxim Shulga, and Dmitry Skapintsev.

Expanded roster of the Ukrainian national basketball team

Guards 

• Alexander Kovlyar, Buducnost, Montenegro
• Vitaliy Zotov, Jonava, Lithuania
• Isufy Sanon, VEF, Latvia
• Ilya Tyrtyshnyk, Orasi Ravenna, Italy
• Maxim Shulga, Boston Celtics, USA
• Svyatoslav Mykhailiuk, Utah Jazz, USA
• Mikhail Bublyk, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine

Forwards

• Bogdan Bliznyuk, Jonava, Lithuania
• Vladimir Konev, Dnipro, Ukraine
• Ivan Tkachенко, Mitteldoycher, Germany
• Artem Kovalov, Tangieran Hawks, Indonesia
• Alexander Lipovoy, Colossus, Greece
• Andrey Voynalovich, Sabah, Azerbaijan
• Vyacheslav Bobrov, VEF, Latvia
• Vladislav Semerich, Indian Hills, USA
• The Ukrainian national team will nominally play home pre-qualification matches for the 2027 World Cup in Riga

Centers

• Maxim Klichko, Monaco, France
• Daniil Syppalo, Dnipro, Ukraine
• Rostislav Novitskiy, Valmiera, Latvia
• Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Borneo Hornbills, Indonesia
• Artem Pustovoy, Sartoria Muda, Indonesia
• Alexey Len, Los Angeles Lakers, USA
• Dmitry Skapintsev, Rip City Remix, USA

Head coach - Ainars Bagatskis

Assistants - Sergey Gladyr, Valery Plekhanov, Raimonds Feldmanis

The explanation of Svyatoslav Mykhailiuk regarding his inability to participate in the matches of the Ukrainian national team due to a foot injury becomes the reason for his absence in the pre-qualifications for the 2027 World Cup. Additionally, other players participating in the NBA declined to play, which may affect the team's composition and performance.