If UCLA (-2.5) intends to beat North Carolina in their NCAA tournament Sweet 16 matchup Friday, the availability of Jaime Jaquez Jr. can swing the difficulty of that task dramatically in either direction.
Jaquez suffered a right ankle injury in UCLA’s Second Round win over Saint Mary’s, leaving his status against UNC in question. He missed practice Tuesday and is officially considered day-to-day. But there was one encouraging sign about where his health may be trending.
A clip surfaced of Jaquez walking to the team bus, and there wasn’t a noticeable limp in his step as he casually pulled his luggage to the side and hung around outside a bit.
