Laurence Bowers made a difficult recovery from tearing his ACL before the start of last season. Now, Missouri fans will have to hold their breath to hope his latest knee scare is only a minor issue.
Laurence Bowers injury: Missouri star could have sprained MCL
The Tigers forward had to leave the tail end of their game against Alabama on Tuesday.
Jamie Squire
Bowers injured his knee in the final minutes of their 84-68 win over Alabama.
After the game, Tigers coach Frank Haith told CBS Sports that he thought it was probably a sprained MCL:
“It could be a couple weeks,” Haith said. “It just depends how severe the sprain is. We’ll know tomorrow how long he’ll be out.”
Bowers’ versatility upfront has been a huge part of No. 10 Missouri’s strong start this season. He is averaging 17 points and 8 rebounds on 57/53/67 shooting.
The Tigers were expected to compete for an SEC title in their first year in the conference, but they’ll be hard-pressed to do so if Bowers has to miss too much of the regular season. The Tigers aren’t particularly deep: Bowers was one of 5 players who had all 84 of their points on Tuesday.
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