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Playing through the pain: Navy basketball players deal with nagging injuries

George Kiernan had to get his ankle taped at halftime of Wednesday night’s game against American. The 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward had leaped to grab a rebound and landed awkwardly.

“Just my luck, for about the fourth time this season I came down and landed on someone’s foot and rolled my ankle,” Kiernan said.

Kiernan joined a Navy men’s basketball injury report that includes four of five starters. Senior forward Tom Lacey has been nursing a sore ankle since late December while senior swingman Shawn Anderson has been bothered by a bad hip almost all season.

Junior point guard Hasan Abdullah has missed the last two games with head and hip injuries incurred while diving for a loose ball against Bucknell while senior guard Bryce Dulin has an ailing back.