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Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. could return Saturday

Missouri Tigers men's basketball coach Cuonzo Martin said there is a chance freshman Michael Porter Jr. could play in the Tigers' regular-season finale Saturday against Arkansas.

"He'll practice today and he'll practice tomorrow," Martin told reporters Thursday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "And then we'll go from there. It'll really come down to how Mike feels. Then we'll go from there."

Porter, the hyped freshman, hasn't played since leaving the season opener just two minutes in due to a back injury that eventually required surgery.

He was cleared for practice two weeks ago, warmed up with the team ahead of tipoffs for games against Arkansas and Kentucky but ultimately did not play.