As disappointing as the Virginia Cavaliers 60-53 loss was to Boston College on Tuesday night, there was a greater sense of concern from fans over Braxton Key. The senior forward, who led UVA in scoring with 16 points, fell on his injured wrist with under five seconds to play.
Key, who missed three games following wrist surgery in November, immediately grabbed the wrist, grimacing in pain as he left the floor. On Wednesday night, head coach Tony Bennett gave an update on Key’s availability as the Wahoos look to rebound against the Syracuse Orange on Saturday.
“I think he’s going to be okay,” said Bennett on Wednesday night. “He went down and landed and stung it a little bit, but we got it checked out and I think all things are positive with it.
“I even asked him after the game, ‘how are you?’ He said ‘I think it’s going to be okay. We’ve got GREAT care with Dr. Chhabra and Ethan Saliba, they saw him today and all is good.”
Asked who was the most scared at the time of the injury, whether it was him, Key, or Bobby Chhabra, Bennett joked that it was probably Chhabra.
“He fell and at the time, I wasn’t really thinking about it. I was discouraged with how the game ended, but in the locker room, when I talked to him, I felt a lot better. I was certainly hoping he was okay, it was just the way he landed. I’m sure you can always re-injure something, but it’s pretty well taken care of.
“He has the splint, that’s why he’s playing in that to really protect from things like that.”
Over the past three outings, Key is averaging 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, leading the Wahoos in both categories. He’s also averaging 2.3 steals a game.
UVA’s home game against Syracuse on Saturday is set to tip-off at 4:00 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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