The Brooklyn Nets suffered a bit of a blow on Saturday as starter Bojan Bogdanovic suffered a concussion in the first game of Croatia’s Eurobasket slate. He left the game after hitting his head and did not return.

[…] Bogdanovic is day-to-day. Unlike the NBA, there is no “Concussion Rule” in FIBA play, so there isn’t a predetermined amount of time that he has to miss. Seeing as Croatia has five games over the next six days, it’s not certain that he’ll return to play. However, it’s also not certain that he won’t play again in Eurobasket.

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First and foremost, the Nets need to step in here and send their own people to evaluate Bogdanovic. Here’s the video of the fall, and it’s pretty ugly.

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I wouldn’t trust anyone but my own doctors to evaluate something as serious as a concussion. The NBA’s concussion policy stands out among the American pro sports leagues, and I think they grasp the severity of what’s happening here as well or better than most entities.

All that being said, this is yet ANOTHER setback for the Nets. That fall looks pretty bad, but it’s unclear how bad the injury really is.  We’ve seen guys go down just as hard (Steph Curry in the playoffs comes to mind immediately) and bounce right back. We’ve seen guys take lesser blows to the head and miss extended time.

And of course, any set of bad news for the Nets is of particular interest to us in Boston because of the upcoming draft. While I in no way ever want to see people get hurt, it happens. And when it happens, there is a basketball element of wins and losses that is worth discussing. If this is an injury that lingers into the season (camp is only a few weeks away), this could make a struggling Nets team worse. How this injury progresses is something worth watching as we inch closer to the season.

Page 2: Nice pass, Kelly

I missed this from the other day, but it’s Kelly Olynyk with the nice alley oop to Anthony Bennett.

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