North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson said he’ll “definitely” play against Kentucky on Saturday.
Lawson sat out the Tar Heels’ game at Ohio State on Wednesday night. His absence was telling since North Carolina scored 66 points, its fewest in two seasons.
Lawson sprained an ankle in the opening minutes of North Carolina’s game against Brigham Young last weekend.
According to a blog by Raleigh News & Observer sportswriter Robbi Pickeral, North Carolina Coach Roy Williams was not so sure Lawson would play at Kentucky.
“I think he’s close, but he’s just not ready because he can’t push off the foot in a defensive stance,” Williams said after Wednesday’s game.
“I told him if he’s not going to play, we’ll leave his butt home so he can go to class,” Williams added jokingly. “So maybe that will be incentive for him to get his ankle feeling better.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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