And this sums up Big Blue Nation in a nutshell:
Noel’s already had problems with his left knee in high school, so hopefully this isn’t as serious as it looked during the live telecast.
This excerpt is from an ESPN diary Noel wrote last February:
Most people don’t know that I was always supposed to be in the 2012 class, but during my sophomore year I cracked my growth plate in my left knee and that kept me out for around six weeks. I played the first five games of the season and then I missed the rest of the season.
We hope it’s nothing too serious, but it did look pretty bad.
Best of luck to Nerlens Noel on a speedy and healthy recovery.
Jeremy Bauman is an aspiring shooting coach and scout who writes columns and blogs for SheridanHoops.com. Follow him on Twitter.