SB Nation Cleveland - Jared Sullinger Injury Update: Buckeyes Big Man Expected To Play Tuesdayhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48841/cleveland-fave.png2011-12-19T19:01:07-06:00http://cleveland.sbnation.com/rss/stream/23863602011-12-19T19:01:07-06:002011-12-19T19:01:07-06:00Jared Sullinger Injury: Ohio State Buckeyes Expect Big Man's Return
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124094/jared-sullinger">Jared Sullinger</a> is expected to be a lottery pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, but the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/ohio-st-buckeyes">Ohio State Buckeyes</a> big man is still currently trying to help his college team move closer to an NCAA championship. The sophomore has been intermittently injured for the past few games, but he seems to be moving closer to healthy.</p>
<p>Sullinger was forced out of the Buckeyes' last game with a foot injury after missing the team's previous two games with a back injury, but head coach <a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7370110/jared-sullinger-ohio-state-buckeyes-play-tuesday-says-coach-thad-matta" target="_blank">Thad Matta expects his big man to play on Tuesday night against Lamar</a>.</p>
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<p>"I'm expecting him to play, just from what he's saying, how much better it felt yesterday than it did on Saturday and how much better it feels today than it did on Sunday," said Matta, who picked up his 200th Ohio State win in Saturday's game.</p>
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<p>Sullinger likely won't be leaned on too heavily against Lamar, but it's a good sign that he's healthy enough to play at all with the multitude of injuries he's been dealing with as of late.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/19/2647694/jared-sullinger-injury-ohio-state-buckeyes-basketballScott Schroeder2011-12-17T12:46:25-06:002011-12-17T12:46:25-06:00Jared Sullinger Injury Update: X-Rays Come Back Negative For Ohio State Big Man
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<p>Holding their breath since midway through the first half, Ohio State can let out a collective sigh of relief for now. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124094/jared-sullinger" class="sbn-auto-link">Jared Sullinger's</a> x-rays on his left foot reportedly came back negative: </p>
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<p><br>Ohio State first reported it as nothing more than a contusion, but <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/#!/clubtrillion/status/148102311602950144">take that with a healthy dose of salt</a>. If it was <a target="_blank" href="http://cleveland.sbnation.com/2011/12/17/2642795/jared-sullinger-injury-update-foot-injury-ohio-state-south-carolina-2011/in/2406613">just a contusion</a>, one would think that Sullinger would've returned by now, but keep in mind that he had to get <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/GoodmanCBS/statuses/148099227367653377">x-rays at an off-site location</a>. Also, Ohio State has turned the game around despite not having Sullinger and currently have an 11-point lead. </p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2011/12/17/2642918/jared-sullinger-injury-update-xrays-negative-ohio-state-south-carolina-2011Packey2011-12-17T11:52:27-06:002011-12-17T11:52:27-06:00Jared Sullinger Injury Update: Ohio State's Big Man Exits With Apparent Left Foot Injury
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<p>Ohio State just got its star big man back on Wednesday from back spasms, but they've lost him again today vs. unranked South Carolina. The good sign is that Sullinger's back spasm's did not flare up; he was apparently <a href="http://twitter.com/ESPNAndyKatz/statuses/148095102856855552" target="_blank">kicked in the left foot</a> and went to the locker room to have x-rays: </p>
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<p><br>It's being reported that he only has a contusion but they want to be sure of it before they send him back onto the court. Ohio State struggled without Sullinger and trail South Carolina by four at the half.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2011/12/17/2642795/jared-sullinger-injury-update-foot-injury-ohio-state-south-carolina-2011Packey2011-12-10T13:11:50-06:002011-12-10T13:11:50-06:00Jared Sullinger Injury Update: Ohio State Forward Officially Out Vs. Kansas
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<p>No. 2 Ohio State is going to have to do battle with No. 13 Kansas without their best player today, as <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124094/jared-sullinger" class="sbn-auto-link">Jared Sullinger</a> has been officially ruled out of today's match up with back spasms, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/#!/GoodmanCBS/statuses/145576922808713216">per CBS' Jeff Goodman</a>:</p>
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<p><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/GoodmanCBS"><img src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1685483757/Leonard_Washington_normal.jpg"></a><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/GoodmanCBS">@GoodmanCBS</a></strong><br>Jeff Goodman</span></span> Jared Sullinger will not play today against Kansas. CBSSports.com has confirmed ex-Ohio State player <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26682/mark-titus" class="sbn-auto-link">Mark Titus</a>' earlier tweet.<br><span class="embedly_timestamp"><a title="Sat Dec 10 18:53:37 +0000 2011" href="http://twitter.com/GoodmanCBS/status/145576922808713216">Dec 10</a> via <a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com" rel="nofollow">TweetDeck</a></span><span class="tweet-actions"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/favorite?tweet_id=145576922808713216" class="favorite-action" title="Favorite"><span><i></i><b>Favorite</b></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=145576922808713216" class="retweet-action" title="Retweet"><span><i></i><b>Retweet</b></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?in_reply_to=145576922808713216" class="reply-action" title="Reply"><span><i></i><b>Reply</b></span></a></span></p>
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<p><br>Sullinger <a target="_blank" href="http://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/10/2626134/jared-sullinger-injury-update-kansas-game-back-spasms/in/2390094">was originally listed as probable</a>, but was downgraded earlier today before officially being ruled out. Junior transfer <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52182/evan-ravenel" class="sbn-auto-link">Evan Ravenel</a> will again take Sullinger's spot as he did against Texas-Pan American when he scored a career high 11 points.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/10/2626244/jared-sullinger-injury-update-ohio-state-forward-officially-out-vsPackey2011-12-10T12:17:11-06:002011-12-10T12:17:11-06:00Jared Sullinger Injury Update: Ohio State Forward 'Unlikely' To Play Vs. Kansas
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<p>The week leading up to Ohio State's big match up against Kansas, <a target="_blank" href="http://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/8/2622345/jared-sullinger-injury-update-ohio-state-kansas-2011/in/2386360">it looked like</a> their star forward <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124094/jared-sullinger">Jared Sullinger</a> was going to be good to go -- <a target="_blank" href="http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/dec/09/osus-jared-sullinger-probable-kansas/?mens_basketball">he was listed probable</a> as of yesterday when he felt so good that he<a target="_blank" href="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/33770464"> woke up dancing</a>. </p>
<p>Well, he must have suffered a set back this morning, because <a href="http://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/statuses/145549887352741890" target="_blank">Seth Davis is tweeting</a> that Sullinger is now 'unlikely' to play today vs. the No. 13 Jayhawks. </p>
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<p><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/1671435674/Ohio-State-University-Other-Mens-Sports-Basketball-Clark-Kellogg-Dunks-for-Ohio-State-Basketball-O-OM-B-00007md_normal.jpg"></a><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops">@SethDavisHoops</a></strong><br>Seth davis</span></span> Been told it is "unlikely" Jared Sullinger will play today. Stil awaiting official word.<br><span class="embedly_timestamp"><a href="http://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/145549887352741890" title="Sat Dec 10 17:06:11 +0000 2011">Dec 10</a> via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/#!/download/iphone">Twitter for iPhone</a></span><span class="tweet-actions"><a title="Favorite" class="favorite-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/favorite?tweet_id=145549887352741890"><span><i></i><b>Favorite</b></span></a><a title="Retweet" class="retweet-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=145549887352741890"><span><i></i><b>Retweet</b></span></a><a title="Reply" class="reply-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?in_reply_to=145549887352741890"><span><i></i><b>Reply</b></span></a></span></p>
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<p><br>Sullinger <a href="http://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/2/2606780/jared-sullinger-injury-ohio-state-buckeyes-news/in/2386360" target="_blank">sat out the Buckeyes last game</a> with back spasms, but was improving leading up to today's game. We'll update you as soon as Davis gets official word, but this is obviously not boding well for the undefeated No. 2 ranked Buckeyes.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/10/2626134/jared-sullinger-injury-update-kansas-game-back-spasmsPackey2011-12-08T19:51:50-06:002011-12-08T19:51:50-06:00Jared Sullinger Injury Update: Buckeyes Big Man Should Play Against Jayhawks
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124094/jared-sullinger">Jared Sullinger</a> is one of the most important members of the Ohio State men's basketball program so it'll be imperative that he's healthy down the stretch for the Buckeyes. His back injury caused him to miss the team's last game, but it seems as though he could play in this weekend's game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/kansas-jayhawks">Kansas Jayhawks</a>.</p>
<p>Sullinger is dealing with back spasms, but head coach Thad Matta indicated to the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/12/ohio_states_jared_sullinger_fe.html" target="_blank">should be able to play on Saturday if there aren't any setbacks</a>.</p>
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<p>"He just told me he feels great," coach Thad Matta said. "He said he feels a lot better. He said he woke up dancing this morning, but I don't know what that entails."</p>
<p>"He's doing more every day. Quite honestly, I don't know if we'll know until Saturday if he's going to play or not," Matta said. "It's amazing how much better he's moving, but we've got two more days to look at it."</p>
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<p>If Sullinger is unable to play on Saturday, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99945/thomas-robinson">Thomas Robinson</a> and the Jayhawks could have a field day inside against the Buckeyes.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/8/2622345/jared-sullinger-injury-update-ohio-state-kansas-2011Scott Schroeder2011-12-02T17:30:21-06:002011-12-02T17:30:21-06:00Jared Sullinger Injury: Ohio State Big Man Out With Back Spasms
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<p>A Jared Sullinger injury is expected to keep the Ohio State Buckeyes big man out of the lineup for at least Saturday night's game. CBS Sports reports it could be longer, too, as the NBA prospect recovers from back spasms.</p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124094/jared-sullinger">Jared Sullinger</a> is one of the best players projected to enter his name in the NBA Draft this season and has led the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/ohio-st-buckeyes">Ohio St. Buckeyes</a> to an undefeated record through the first seven games of the college basketball season. The center will miss the team's eighth game due to injury, however, and perhaps maybe even longer.</p>
<p>Sullinger is expected to miss Saturday night's game against <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/texas-pan-american-broncos">Texas-Pan American Broncos</a> due to back spasms. The center might be forced to miss further games with the condition, too, <a href="http://eye-on-college-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/33632198" target="_blank">according to a report from CBS Sports' Jeff Goodman</a>.</p>
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<p>Sullinger has been receiving treatment for the last couple of days, and will be re-evaluated after the weekend. He did not practice Thursday or Friday. The Buckeyes aren't certain when Sullinger will return, but sources told CBSSports.com that the injury could keep Sullinger out for an extended period of time.</p>
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<p>The 6-foot-9 big man is averaging 19.1 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting 62 percent from the field and an impressive 83 percent from the free-throw line this season.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/ohio-st-buckeyes/2011/12/2/2606780/jared-sullinger-injury-ohio-state-buckeyes-newsScott Schroeder