Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham left the basketball game against Baylor on Thursday after rolling his left ankle, but was able to walk back to the locker room on his own after the Cowboys’ loss 81-70.
“It happened right there in front of me,” said coach Mike Boynton. ‘I haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary except stepping on someone’s foot. We will get an evaluation, and as soon as we know more, we will pass it on. ‘
Cunningham dribbled down the left side of the floor in the last minute when he stepped onto Baylor’s Davion Mitchell’s foot and fell to the ground. He grabbed his left foot before going to the sidelines and not returning.
“I always worry about his future in the first place,” Boynton said of Cunningham, the expected No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft. “As much as winning and representing our program is, my commitment to these kids is always paramount. So I want to make sure he’s okay. If he’s okay, he will continue to work with us. than it feels now, we will evaluate how we proceed. “
When asked how serious the injury was, Boynton said, “I have no idea. It didn’t seem like it. I’m not a doctor so I don’t want to give any information anyway. I saw him walking on his. Power back to the locker room. That’s what we have trainers and doctors for – they’ll give me information and I’ll follow their directions. “
Before his injury, Cunningham kept No. 17 Oklahoma State in the game against No. 3 Baylor. He finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists, including 20 in the second half. The Cowboys cut a 13-point Baylor lead all the way back to four points in the last three minutes, but the Bears pulled the piece away from the free-throw line.
Cunningham, a 6-foot-8 freshman, has averaged 19.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists on the season.