North Carolina Coach Roy Williams said on a teleconference Friday that he’s less confident about point guard Ty Lawson playing against Kentucky on Saturday.
This comes after Lawson participated in about 25 percent of practice on Thursday, Williams said. Lawson sprained an ankle against Brigham Young last weekend.
North Carolina won at Ohio State on Wednesday despite playing without Lawson.
“I’m more skeptical of him playing than I was after the game,” Williams said. “Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but I thought he’d be further along.
“If he’s not close to 100 percent, I’m not going to play him. That’s how you make things linger.”
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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