Melbourne star to miss opener

Friday, September 29, 2023

Ian Clark will miss the season-opener, but could return as soon as Sunday.

A hamstring injury will sideline star Melbourne United import Ian Clark for the team's season-opener on Thursday night.

Clark sustained the injury during the Hungry Jack's NBL Blitz on the Gold Coast, but could return as soon as Sunday afternoon against the Adelaide 36ers.

Development player Malith Machar will take Clark's place in the United squad for the sold out Throwdown at John Cain Arena.

Watch Melbourne take on South East Melbourne on ESPN via Kayo on Thursday night at 7.30pm AEST.

ç<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Injury Update: <br>Ian Clark will sit out of our season opening Throwdown on Thursday evening with a hamstring injury sustained at the NBL Blitz.<br>DP Malith Machar will suit up in the place. Fellow DP Campbell Blogg will also suit up for the contest. More ??</p>— Melbourne United (@MelbUnited) <a href="https://twitter.com/MelbUnited/status/1706910235833897461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>