Tavares suffers an injury to the internal lateral ligament in his left knee

Real Madrid center Walter Tavares suffers an injury to the internal lateral ligament in his left knee, meaning he is out for the remainder of the quarterfinals against Israeli Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 2025-2026 Euroleague playoff, and is a serious doubt for the end of the season.

“After the tests carried out today on our player Edy Tavares by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the internal lateral ligament of his left knee,” the white club announced in a statement.

The white club, which made it 1-0 this Wednesday in its 2025-26 Euroleague quarter-final playoff after beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 86-82 at the Movistar Arena, reported that the center’s availability is “pending evolution”, although it seems that he will miss the remainder of the series and is a doubt for the final stretch of the season.

Real Madrid coach Sergio Scariolo said after the victory against the Israeli team that without the center the script “changes.” “But I am happy with the performance of Garuba and Len and the response of the team in general to try to ensure that the ‘paint’ was protected and we captured the rebounds,” he stressed.