In an Epps situation type of way. He could have played if he wanted to not worth the risk though.
Illinois 97, Michigan 68 Postgame
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
That's good, but 19 years old and lingering back trouble has me concerned.
Some big guys just never become the players they're capable of because their bodies don't let them.
I am getting a little concerned with Amani's back, as spasms usually don't last this long. Is this an issue that started in high school or is it something that just flared up more recently? Back issues can really be problematic.
Illini4Chief
- TENNESSEE
WOW. ugly video at Wisconsin......video of ejection at Maryland is also a bad story.....Must be dead man walkin , dont see how JuWan stays...
Fun fact: by the next time we play Michigan we will be on 2,000+ days since they beat us 
Big Jack
- Decatur
It was funny but to many fuddy duddies to get it going more than a few sections.
blackdog
- Champaign
It was funny but to many fuddy duddies to get it going more than a few sections.
I found it amusing at first but after a couple tries I remembered I really just wanted to watch the game more even if it was a blowout.
Imagine being Nkamhoua and playing 25+ minutes a game at Tennessee and being a fairly well regarded transfer and choosing this for your final college season.
Repeating a story I've told before, I broke my right hand trying to demolish the doorway I was standing in while watching the game.
For several years after, I would wake up in the middle of the night screaming NO after seeing Lou waving the signal for the four corners!
If all the folks at Illinois are doing their job and TSJ lawyers are, we will never see TSJ do another post-game presser or interview at Illinois. You can't control what any reporters will ask him, so it is the right move.
Besides that, you do not want to put TSJ in a position to answer a reporter question about the incident in anyway that could be used against him in court.
Captain 14
- The Last Best Place
The beatdown was worth the pcock subscription
Anthony Walker also comes to mind. It was a truly mind-boggling decision to transfer to IU... He was getting about 11 minutes a game on a Miami squad that went to the final 4 and is now getting 15 minutes on a bad Indiana team with a jam-packed front court that has no hope for the tourney.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Both guys will definitely tell you the checks still clear.
But this is where the sport really needs NIL to become stickier in terms of attaching players to schools. The RayJ's and Domask's of the world taking their chance to step up from the mid-major level is one thing, but this churn of Power 5 journeymen just saps the narrative enjoyment of watching players and a program develop.