During the second half of Wisconsin’s loss to Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, the TV commentators on TNT noted that Wisconsin backup point guard Lorne Bowman is “no longer with the team.” While that is technically true, Bowman hasn’t suited up since the Feb. 15 win against Indiana, the way it was said was confusing to viewers.
It sounded a bit like the announcers were implying that Bowman was no longer with the team at all, and not just out with the non-COVID illness that has been the official reason for his absence from the team for a month.