The other day we told you that Jose Calderon injured himself while playing for Spain at the Olympics. Well he has decided not to push it and won’t play for Spain in the semi finals. Will it hurt Spain’s chances? Sure it will but the Toronto Raptors are breathing a sigh of relief knowing their starting PG will be resting and hopefully 100% for the season.

From the Toronto Star

Jose Calderon will not play for Spain today in the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals.

The Raptor point guard has what’s being called a partial tear of the adductor muscle, an injury revealed after an MRI here on Thursday.

Toronto officials are following up with Spanish doctors to discover the severity of the injury, treatment options and a prognosis.

The adductor is a group of muscles in the groin area that pull the legs together when they contract and also help stabilize the hip joint. They attach from the thigh to the pelvis.

Calderon was hurt early in the fourth quarter of Spain’s quarter-final win over Croatia at the Beijing Games. He had helped spur a 12-0 Spain run to start the final quarter that put the game away before leaving.

Spain was to face Lithuania in a semifinal game later tonight here.

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