Reports out of Italy describe Andrea Bargnani's calf injury as "minor" and although he will be a game-time decision on Wednesday, he's expected to play when Italy faces off against Lithuania in the Eurobasket quarter-finals. That's good news not just for the Italian national team but for the Nets as well. Bargnani is expected to back up both Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young this season and injuries, particularly to his calf muscle, have plagued him.
Bargnani limped off the court in the second quarter Sunday and did not return to play in the blowout of the Israeli national team.