Auburn freshman to miss 3-4 weeks after knee surgery; Bruce Pearl also has procedure

Give Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl credit, he’s all-in with his team whether that means taking a trip to Israel to play in exhibition games or getting knee surgery with your freshman guard.

Pearl and guard Chance Westry both had arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday.

Head @coachbrucepearl
loves his players so much, he will have arthroscopic knee surgery with them. Wishing Coach and @chancewestry1 a speedy recovery!

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— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) October 6, 2022

Coach Pearl was able to report that both he and Westry were doing just fine. Recovery time for both player and coach is about 3-4 weeks.

Chance and I did great! Got the best team of Doctors and Trainers in the business! Gotta make my limp look more like a strut ?Chance and I appreciate all your prayers! Gods got us! https://t.co/hYWfQcRHbS

— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) October 6, 2022

Famed orthopedic surgeon, Dr. James Andrews, who is also the Auburn team doctor, oversaw both of the procedures.

Westry is a 4-star prospect from Compass Prep School in Chandler, Arizona. He was rated as a top 40 prospect nationally.

Corey Long

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