Labaron Philon receives injury designation ahead of Mississippi State game
By Sydney Hunte
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Labaron Philon was far from full strength during Alabama‘s 90-83 win over LSU on Saturday. Despite playing 24 minutes, the sophomore scored just eight points on 2-of-8 shooting — well off his 21.3 points per game average — after being held out of practice the day before.
The banged-up Philon has soldiered on, missing just one of the Crimson Tide’s games so far. Next up for the Tide is Mississippi State on Wednesday. And, according to the SEC‘s initial injury report released on Tuesday night, Philon is listed as questionable.
As mentioned, Philon has only missed one game. On Dec. 29, he didn’t play against Yale due to a thigh and groin contusion. Despite a thigh bone bruise in January and though he left the Tide’s game against Texas A&M after what was being described as full-body cramping, the Alabama star has remained in the lineup even among what Nate Oats has termed as “bumps and bruises.”
With four games left until the SEC Tournament, the Tide, who sit two games back of Florida for the conference lead, will certainly be cautious with its star player. They have won their last six games, a season-high, going into Wednesday’s contest against the Bulldogs. Games at Tennessee and Georgia and a home game against archrival Auburn make up Alabama’s remaining regular-season schedule.
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Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
