Star forward Oscar Tshiebwe was a scratch for SEC basketball media day Wednesday. And he won't play in Kentucky's Blue-White scrimmage Saturday in Pikeville.
But coach John Calipari expects Tshiebwe, the reigning National Player of the Year, will be back sooner rather than later following a recent minor knee procedure.
"When I saw him (Tuesday), I just busted out laughing," Calipari said Wednesday at the media day event in Birmingham, Alabama. "Like, you're supposed to be swelled, you're supposed to be on crutches for a week. He's walking around showing, 'Look, I'm fine, and I've got no swelling.