Today in the Mid-Day Rumble, Denzel Valentine will be shut down, Marcus Paige leaves the Tar Heels' latest game and the AP Poll has some interesting surprises.
The number one team in the country, Michigan State, has lost their best player, Denzel Valentine, for 2-to-3 weeks due to a knee injury. Valentine suffered the injury during practice and underwent a mild procedure on Monday morning.
The versatile forward, who is averaging 18.5 points per game and has notched two double-doubles on the season, will miss likely miss games against Oakland, Iowa, Minnesota and possibly Illinois.