OG Anunoby Injury: Updates on Indiana SF's Recovery from Knee Surgery
Indiana forward OG Anunoby suffered a knee injury in the first half of Wednesday's win over Penn State and did not return. He will require surgery, and his season is over.
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Anunoby to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery
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Indiana head coach Tom Crean announced Anunoby will require surgery on his right knee, ending his season, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
"There were a lot of tears [at halftime]," Crean said Wednesday on radio, per Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall.
Anunoby went down while jostling for a rebound with Penn State guard Nazeer Bostick. Anunoby immediately clutched his leg and was taken off the floor. The sophomore finished with six points in 15 minutes.
Anunoby Loss Is Crushing Blow to Indiana
Anunoby missed three games at the beginning of December with a sprained ankle. While Indiana went 3-0 in those contests, that was more a product of schedule luck than anything. The Hoosiers played SIU Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State and Houston Baptist in those contests, late nonconference tuneups for the Big Ten schedule.
Since Anunoby's injury proved to be serious, it may wind up forcing him to come back for his junior season. Many analysts came into the 2016-17 campaign expecting Anunoby to enter the 2017 NBA draft, where he had a shot at being a lottery pick. ESPN.com's Chad Ford has him 13th on his big board; he is Ford's top-ranked non-freshman.
A serious knee injury only serves to throw Anunoby's stock into doubt. He has yet to show a major breakout on the offensive end despite some flashes and could have used the remainder of the season to better round out his game.
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