Butler’s Clarke practices, likely plays vs Temple
by David Woods, USA TODAY Sports
Butler scoring leader Rotnei Clarke returned to basketball practice today and appears probable for Saturday’s home against Temple (6 p.m., ESPN2). Butler trainer Ryan Galloy said Clarke, who sprained his neck in a scary fall Jan. 12 at Dayton, would be evaluated again Friday before he can be cleared for the game.
“Rotnei saw a spine specialist again this morning, and everything looks stable and he has no symptoms, so he was cleared for full contact,” Galloy said in a statement released by the university.
Clarke was fouled on a layup attempt at Dayton and crashed into the padded basket support. He temporarily lost some feeling, remained on the floor for eight minutes and was taken from the court on a stretcher. He was transported to Miami Valley Hospital and released a few hours later.
Clarke, whose scoring average is 16.3, has missed the No. 9 Bulldogs’ past three games, including Wednesday’s 54-53 loss at La Salle.
Woods also writes for the Indianapolis Star
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