The Florida Gators' bench just keeps getting more and more banged up, as forward Casey Prather was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain, Gator Sports reported on Monday.
Casey Prather injury: Gators forward out two weeks with high ankle sprain
The junior forward is the latest Gator to be plagued by the injury bug that has lingered around the team for much of the season.
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The junior averages 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds a game, usually seeing close to 16 minutes of action per game. Prather injured his ankle in a 74-52 win on Saturday over the LSU Tigers, and will most likely miss 10 to 14 days.
Injuries haven't slowed the Gators too much year, as the team only has two losses. However, it has forced head coach Billy Donovan to get creative with the lineup. He has used six different lineup combinations to open the game, with senior guard Kenny Boynton starting all 14 games this year.
Prather has dealt with injuries quite a bit this season. He suffered two concussions during practice -- one in October and one in November -- and needed five stitches from a split lip suffered at the hands of Central Florida on Nov. 2.
Senior forward Erik Murphy is currently playing with a fractured rib, junior guard Scottie Wilbekin has played the last month with a broken ring finger and junior forward Will Yeguete is dealing with tendinitis in his right knee.
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