Zakai Zeigler is ready to come back for Tennessee basketball After missing a game with a Right knee injury.
The flight goalkeeper promised on Sunday that he would play when Ut will welcome the Missouri on Wednesday.
“I’m fine,” said Zeigler on “the locker room.” “I will come back the next match. As simple as that.
Zeigler did not play in the 64-44 victory of Tennessee against Florida Saturday due to the injury. He left the defeat of 78-73 flights against Kentucky Tuesday at the end of the first half after suffering the injury before returning to the match. He said that he had not played on Saturday because the knee “was a little offbeat” and that he suffered “in a certain pain”. Coach Rick Barnes said Zeigler had an MRI on Friday And he showed that the knee was structurally healthy.
Zeigler is on average 12.3 points and 7.4 assists this season before flights (18-4, 5-4 sec) do tigers (17-4, 6-2) Wednesday (7 p.m. , dry network) in downtown Food.
Zakai Zeigler ready to play for Tennessee vs Missouri
Zeigler finished a starting sequence of 51 games when he missed Florida’s match, but his absence will only be for a match.
He did not train on Thursday and was limited in Friday training. He said he knew on Friday that he couldn’t play on Saturday because something in his knee bored him. He focused on applause on his teammates to their best victory of the season by overthrowing Gators N ° 6 with only seven available scholarship players.
“I was like, I just have to take it on the chin,” said Zeigler. “There is nothing that I can really do at this stage and I just have to have the return of my brothers because I know they are going to go there and do what they could do.”
Senior Jordan Gainey started the leader and had one of his best games with flights. He collected 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and three interceptions. Attacker Igor Milicic Jr. also did not play against Florida due to pseudo-Grippal symptoms.
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Zakai Zeigler suffered a right knee injury against Kentucky
Zeigler suffered The injury with 2:17 to play in the first half of Execution 78-73 of Tennessee against Kentucky n ° 12 In downtown Food. He led to the hoop and seemed to his right knee. He jumped and immediately headed for the Tennessee bench, hindering the land and descending the tunnel.
He returned to play 20 minutes in the second half against the Wildcats. He finished with 13 points on a shot of 5 for 18 with six assists. It was 1 for 11 out of 3 points.
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