By ADAM ZAGORIA
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Kentucky rolled over Abilene Christian without P.J. Washington on Thursday night, but their next opponent figures to provide a stiffer challenge.
The 6-foot-8 Washington, who sat on the bench with a hard cast on his left foot, is questionable for No. 2 Kentucky’s second-round game with No. 7 Wofford, which looked very impressive in beating No. 10 Seton Hall, 84-68, later Thursday night.
“Well, first of all, the option was a boot or the cast,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said after his team’s 79-44 rout. “The cast would speed up the healing, so we said, put the cast on. Whether they’ll take it off [Friday] to check it, I don’t know. If they don’t, he won’t play Saturday, and then they’ll probably try to take it off Tuesday or Wednesday of next week to see how his foot feels. “Everything was negative as far as the X-rays, but they just want — it was a sprained foot, so they just want to keep it calm, so that’s what it is.” Washington is averaging a team-best 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds. Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter And Like ZAGS on FacebookPJ Washington with a hard cast on his left foot pic.twitter.com/tPqETgmz77
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 21, 2019
