World Champion Obst Out with Back Pain Ahead of Supercup

Germany's national basketball team will be without the services of World and European champion Andreas Obst for the foreseeable future. The 30-year-old player for FC Bayern is sidelined due to back pain and is undergoing treatment in Munich, as announced by the German Basketball Federation (DBB) at the team's training camp. Obst's absence comes just days before the Supercup tournament, scheduled to take place in Hamburg this weekend. The German team, which also features NBA players Dennis Schröder of the Charlotte Hornets and Tristan da Silva of the Orlando Magic, is set to face the Czech Republic in the semifinals on Friday. Depending on the outcome, they will play either Turkey or Croatia in the third-place match or the final on Saturday. It remains unclear whether Obst will be able to join the national team at a later stage. Following the Supercup, Germany has two crucial World Cup qualifying matches on its schedule. They are slated to play the Netherlands in Cologne on August 27, followed by a match against Poland in Gdansk three days later. The team's medical staff and coaching team will be monitoring Obst's condition closely, hoping for a swift recovery that could allow him to rejoin the squad for the vital qualification games.

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Whether he will join the national team at a later stage is currently unclear.