MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Beetle Bolden entered practice Friday with a familiar and unfortunate feeling: His left shooting hand in pain.
Normally that would top the news for the West Virginia’s basketball team, except on this day, when junior forward Sagaba Konate wasn’t at practice at all.
“He had a doctor’s appointment for his knee,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said.
Since sitting out West Virginia’s 83-70 loss against Rhode Island last Sunday, Konate’s knee has re-emerged as the hot topic.
The 6-foot-8 center has sat out two games this season with soreness in his right knee, one that was operated on last summer after Konate worked out at the NBA combine.