{"id":533332,"date":"2026-09-21T20:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=533332"},"modified":"2026-09-21T20:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:09:22","slug":"rokas-jokubaitis-returns-after-384-days-following-acl-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/rokas-jokubaitis-returns-after-384-days-following-acl-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rokas Jokubaitis returns after 384 days following ACL injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 384 days of rehabilitation following an ACL injury, Rokas Jokubaitis finally returned to the court with Bayern Munich. The Lithuanian guard played almost 15 minutes against Brose Bamberg, finishing with seven points and three assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor athletes who go through something like this, the mental part is the biggest challenge. A lot of doubts, a lot of negativity,\u201d Jokubaitis told Euroleague.net. He also highlighted the physical difficulties: \u201cAfter surgery, the muscle of the quad gets much smaller than the other leg, and that gets into your head a little.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jokubaitis now wants to regain his pre-injury level. \u201cMy goal is to get back to the shape and the confidence I had before the injury, or even better,\u201d he said. He also has clear ambitions for Bayern in the EuroLeague, targeting a playoff spot. \u201cOne year without basketball is too much. I want to get back into EuroLeague action as fast as possible and enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the complete interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroleaguebasketball.net\/en\/euroleague\/news\/rokas-jokubaitis-interview-bayern-return-knee-injury\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.euroleaguebasketball.net\/en\/euroleague\/news\/rokas-jokubaitis-interview-bayern-return-knee-injury\/\">EuroLeague.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lithuanian guard made his Bayern Munich return after more than a year of rehabilitation and now wants to regain his confidence and pre-injury 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