Hooligans attack Russian basketball player Alexey Shved in Moscow

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) – 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.