Johni Broome Says Elbow Injury Will Be '100%' for Auburn vs. Florida in Final Four

Johni Broome says he doesn't expect the elbow he injured during Auburn's Elite Eight win over Michigan State to limit him in the Final Four.

Auburn is preparing to face Florida on Saturday with a trip to the national championship game on the line.

"I'm gonna be 100 percent on Saturday, for sure," Broome told reporters after joining the Tigers' Thursday practice as a full participant.

Broome, who says he now has "no limitations" with his elbow, briefly left last Sunday's game after landing awkwardly while attempting to block a shot.

He later returned to help the Tigers close out Sunday's 70-64 win after undergoing X-rays, which he said revealed no "serious" elbow injury, per ESPN's Myron Medcalf.

Broome said he has since been testing his injury by extending and bending his arm, as well as taking hits to imitate the kind of contact he might receive in a game.

He also said that he had informed the program Wednesday he was "good," and that the decision to hold him out of the Tigers' previous practice was a "precaution" (h/t WAAY 31's Max Cohan.)

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl told CBS Sports' David Cobb earlier this week that Broome would sit out Tuesday and Wednesday's practices to "rest" his elbow, but that the Tigers hoped to have him back by Thursday.

"Today was the first day he moved in practice, so I was glad to see him, obviously good to see him out here," Pearl told reporters Thursday.

Pearl added: "Johni was the MVP of the south region. We rode him, hard, and we're gonna ride him hard again on Saturday."

Broome averaged 18.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game heading into the NCAA Tournament. Adding him back to the Tigers' rotation, which showed off its depth by holding onto its lead over Michigan State during Broome's injury scare last Sunday, will boost Auburn's chances of making it to the national championship game for the first time in program history.