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Another Major News: “Mark Pope Drops Major Injury Update on Kerr Kriisa and Reveals Epic Pregame Speech That Fired Up Gonzaga…..
Jason Marcum has been covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Cincy Jungle since 2014 and the University of Kentucky for A Sea Of Blue since 2015.
The Kentucky Wildcats are coming off an incredible comeback victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in what was an epic battle of top-10 teams.
Making the win even more amazing for Kentucky was it came without starting point guard Lamont Butler (ankle), while backup Kerr Kriisa missed much of the second half and all of overtime due to a non-contact foot injury he suffered.
At first, it looked like a significant injury for Kriisa that could threaten the rest of his season.
Thankfully, it sounds like he’ll be back fairly soon.
The school initially announced that Kriisa’s injury would require surgery and sideline him indefinitely. Jeff Goodman later reported that Kriisa was expected to miss 3-6 weeks, setting up a potential return sometime in January.
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Now, Mark Pope says he expects Kriisa to return sooner rather than later, he said on his Monday radio show.
“He’s (Kriisa) dealing with the best doctors and performance team in the country, so we’re expecting him back sooner rather than later,” Pope said.
Pope also praised Kriisa for getting back on defense the way he did after injuring his foot, showing that he truly is giving everything he has to this team.
Kriisa actually gave a fiery pregame speech that was one of the best Pope had ever seen.
As you probably know, Pope is a former Kentucky captain for a national championship-winning team and played 10 years in the NBA and overseas, so those words carry a lot of weight.
