An already struggling Michigan basketball team announced today that their All-American sophomore forward Mitch McGary will be out indefinitely after electing to have back surgery.
“My back problems have been a daily challenge ever since late August,” McGary said in a released statement. “We have worked hard rehabbing the injury and I thought that everything was proceeding in the right direction until the last two weeks. I have consulted with my family, my coaches and our doctors and decided the best option now is to have surgery. This was a difficult decision to make because I want to be out there with my teammates. At the same time, I need to be healthy to give everything I can on the court and help my team.”
Michigan is not off to a good start on the season, they’re 7-4, which isn’t bad, but you expect better out of Michigan when they’re playing non-conference opponents. Losing McGary is the one of the worst things that could happen to the Michigan Wolverines right now.
Michigan is still a pretty good team though, they can not be taken lightly.
This hurts McGary’s draft stock too. Even if he decides to stay at Michigan for another year or two after this, this injury will not look good.
This is just terrible news for McGary, his family, Michigan Wolverines fans, and basketball fans in general.
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