With the NCAA men’s basketball tournament rapidly approaching, UCLA, one of the country’s top national title contenders, was dealt a humongous injury blow.
Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reported Wednesday afternoon that Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Jaylen Clark will miss the rest of the season after suffering an Achilles injury. The report comes just a day after Bruins coach Mick Cronin revealed that the junior guard would miss the conference tournament this week, but was unable to reveal any further details on his recovery timeline, according to All Bruins.
Clark appeared to sustain the injury in the second half of Saturday’s 82–73 win over Arizona when he landed awkwardly after an uncontested lay-up. He limped to the bench and was later helped to the locker room while seemingly experiencing severe discomfort.
