The first three seasons John Calipari spent at Kentucky were remarkably healthy. With a capable training staff, durable players, sensible practice plans and a little bit of good fortune, the Wildcats, with a few exceptions, played with a full complement of players almost every night.
This season has been another story. Ryan Harrow missed games early in the season due to illness. Jon Hood has missed more than a month with a sickness of his own.
On Friday, Coach Cal announced the latest news on the injury front: Willie Cauley-Stein aggravated a left knee injury that dates back to his days in junior high school and underwent a minor procedure to address it on Thursday. Even though he’s fresh off of three years of avoiding the injury bug, Calipari has been around long enough to know that these kinds of things happen.