Former NBA forward Chimezie Metu suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon in his right leg during a EuroLeague game, Alessandro Maggi of Sportando relays. The FC Barcelona forward, who turned 28 on Saturday, was playing against Bayern Munich.
Metu signed with Barcelona on a one-year contract in July. In 45 games with Barcelona, Metu was averaging 11.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per contest.
A second-round pick out of USC in 2018, Metu has logged 260 NBA games. He started his career with two seasons in San Antonio, then played the next three seasons with Sacramento. He moved on to Phoenix prior to last season on a one-year, minimum-salary deal.
Metu played a total of 51 games, including 12 starts, with the Suns and Pistons last season. Phoenix traded him to Memphis, which waived him.
Metu finished the season on a two-way contract with Detroit but the Pistons declined their minimum-salary team option on him for 2024/25, making him an unrestricted free agent.
He averaged 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game during his NBA career.