The Bobcat Nation

Is my all-time favorite Bobcat of the past still playing basketball somewhere? I hope so!

It looks like he may have had a season ending injury. I've pasted a translaion of the page below. Ford signed a two year contract with the wuerzburg team, so hopefully he will be able to play next season?

https://www.wuerzburg-baskets.de/news/n ... t-ford-iii


"The FIT/One Würzburg Baskets have reacted to an injury in the preseason squad and signed the internationally experienced playmaker Mike Lewis II. The 26-year-old Texan has signed a contract for the 2024/2025 season and replaces Robert Ford III. Mike Lewis will arrive in Würzburg at the beginning of September in time for the team's departure for the short training camp in Poland.

"We are very sorry for Rob, but his injury has not improved in recent weeks and we had to listen to the advice of our doctors," says Baskets sports manager Kresimir Loncar: "Mike Lewis is a player who already has a lot of European experience and, at 26, is not yet at the end of his development. He has a good physique, a strong shot and a high basketball IQ, which is why we are happy about his signing.""

He’s playing in the G League for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers which is the affiliate for the Houston Rockets.

He signed in November and looks like he’s played in 9 games so far averaging 2 points in 5 minutes/game.

I’d be curious to see what his injury was though. Dude was the ultimate warrior and I’d be willing to bet he was battling the same injury while at MSU

He played a few minutes per game for the Vipers but is no longer on the roster.

He just signed with Rigas Zelli in Latvia yesterday.