Tad Boyle showed up Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas wearing a walking boot with his Colorado Buffaloes basketball team set to face Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.
The day before, Arizona State guard Tra Holder checked Buffs forward Tyler Bey after a dunk, prompting a brief scrum of opposing players late in CU’s victory. Boyle shot out of his seat to play sheriff. That’s when it happened. “A non-contact injury due to age,” Boyle said. “It felt like a sniper hit me in the back of my calf.