Jarvis Garrett sprinted onto the court for warm-ups before Rhode Island’s final regular-season game Saturday, and almost immediately, a few bewildered Fordham fans began chuckling. On social media, Fordham followers wrote that Bane, the villain from “The Dark Knight Rises,” had entered the building.
Garrett, a sophomore guard for Rhode Island, is used to it. During a game against St. Joseph’s on Jan. 30, Garrett butted heads with an opponent in a violent collision that left him with a fracture of his upper jaw and a rearranged smile.
Clutching a dislodged tooth as he rode to the hospital, Garrett feared his season might be over.