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One of UK’s top players has to ‘step away’ from basketball to address health

Kentucky will be without one of its top returning basketball players as she battles an undisclosed health problem.

There is no set timetable for the return of forward Dorie Harrison, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Nashville.

“Dorie needs to step away from the basketball court to address her personal health,” Cats Coach Matthew Mitchell said in a news release Monday. “We will give her the time she needs to get healthy and she has our full support. We look forward to her return to the court. We ask everyone to respect her privacy during this time.”

Harrison averaged 6.