Spanish powerhouse Unicaja suffered a season-opening blow on Tuesday with the announcement that signature swingman Berni Rodriguez will miss the next three months of action with an ankle injury. Rodriguez, who won the Olympics silver medal last month for Spain, has been diagnosed with a partial tendon tear and chronic instability in his left ankle. He will be operated on this week, the club said in its announcement. Rodriguez, 28, has played his entire career with Unicaja, debuting in the Euroleague during the 2001-02 season. He has been a part-time starter all decade, excelling with defensive energy and offensive opportunism. He had his highest scoring average ever, 10.8 points, while helping Unicaja reach its first Final Four, in 2006 at Athens, a year after the club also won its first Spanish League crown. Besides his Olympic medal, Rodriguez won the 2006 World Championships with the Spanish national team. . Rodriguez had appeared in at least one preseason game with Unicaja prior to being tested last week for ankle pain. The results of those tests, confirmed by further tests today, prompted the club to send him to Barcelona for surgery as soon as Wednesday.
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