Kansas freshman Embiid taking care of ailments
Kansas fresher Joel Embiid could possibly miss out on time with back and knee injuries, and just the amount of could establish whether the seventh-ranked Jayhawks still have a shot at landing a No. 1 seed in next month's NCAA tournament.
The 7-footer has been managing a sprained knee and back trouble over the last couple of weeks, and he just played 18 minutes in an 85-82 overtime loss at competing Kansas State on Monday evening.
" Joel is beat up. He's beat up," Kansas instructor Bill Self shared." I'm not gonnaing make a reason for him due to the fact that you need to carry out. Yet he's gonnaing need time off. I have no idea how much time, however he's gonnaing require a long time off.".
Self claimed the Jayhawks were intending to registered nurse Embiid through the game versus Kansas State understanding that they would certainly have a break before Saturday's game versus Large 12 bottom-dweller TCU. Whether Embiid even wear for that game is unknown.
The Jayhawks (18-6, 9-2 Huge 12) hold a slim lead over Texas (18-5, 7-3) in the league nationality. The Longhorns, that defeated Kansas last week in Austin, go to Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 22.
Even with having six losses, the Jayhawks are still in the running for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA competition thanks primarily to their strength of schedule, by far the most effective in the nation. Each loss has actually come versus a group that was rated at some time this period.
" I assume often supporters don't recognize how difficult it is to succeed away from home," shared Self, who had actually won 22 of his first 25 games versus in-state rival Kansas State.
Among the season's breakout superstars, Embiid is averaging nearly 11 factors and eight rebounds while positioning himself as a potential No. 1 draft choice if he leaves institution early. Yet he just had six factors and 6 rebounds against the Wildcats, usually getting at the compression sleeves on his balky knee and holding his ailing side and back.
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Embiid wasn't readily available to reporters after the game, yet he shared in a recent interview with The Associated Press that he believes he has to get stronger before entering the NBA, leaving lots of Jayhawks supporters with hope that he'll be back for a second period in Lawrence.
" When I see those people," Embiid stated," man, they're really big.".
His limits Monday evening triggered a lot more issues for Kansas when reserve onward Tarik Black transformed his ankle defending a rebound. Despite the fact that he went back to the game, Black - which's been taking care of his very own unpleasant injuries - played simply 22 mins.
" Both teams were attacked," Self stated after the game.
Self also decided to rest another reserve ahead, Jamari Traylor, wherefore the Jayhawks train deemed" untrustworthy habits." Traylor had been balancing almost 15 mins, and frequently gave a big improvement of electricity off the bench this period. It was a lift the Jayhawks could possibly require down the stretch versus Kansas State.
" I think the world of him, however he should sit," Self stated, decreasing to say whether the suspension would last more than one game." I'll re-evaluate it and we'll see.".
