Boban Marjanovic was ruled out of Eurobasket for Serbia when an MRI by the San Antonio Spurs revealed significant bony edema in his left ankle.

The Serbian team and Marjanovic's agent asked the Spurs to reconsider the decision, but his new NBA team had the authority to keep him out.

“I’m so sorry for everything that happened, I had a great desire and motivation to play for the national team,” Marjanovic told Blic Sport. “With impatience I waited start preparing the national team and work with the screen Djordjevic, but nothing is in my hands. From the first days of preparation there was a great atmosphere in the team, it’s a fantastic group of guys that I am convinced that it will be able to achieve the desired goal and placed on the Olympics.”