FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas basketball team will travel to Baton Rouge today for Saturday’s game at LSU without Coach Eric Musselman.
Musselman will stay at home recovering from surgery he underwent Thursday on his left shoulder to repair a torn rotator cuff.
The plan had been for Musselman to put off the surgery until after the season so he wouldn’t miss any practices or games. But that plan changed when the pain in his shoulder became worse, not better, in recent weeks.
“You knew it was wearing on him because when you can’t sleep, that’s when it becomes a problem,” said Arkansas assistant Keith Smart, who will be the interim head coach in Musselman’s absence.