Auburn star Broome will not require surgical treatment on ankle

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN

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Broome, the front-runner for National Gamer of the Year, will not require surgery on the left ankle sprain he suffered in Saturday’s victory over South Carolina, the school announced.Auburn stated Broome

went through an MRI on Sunday early morning that exposed a non-surgical ankle sprain.The 6-foot-10 senior is out forever, sources informed ESPN, but it’s not anticipated to be a long-lasting absence.Broome went to the locker space with simply under 14 minutes left in Saturday’s game

and didn’t return. He stepped on a teammate’s foot after contesting a shot on the defensive end, looked to be in serious discomfort on the flooring and couldn’t put any weight on his left foot while being helped to the locker room.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated It marks the 2nd injury this season for Broome, who likewise left a December game versus Georgia State after 2 minutes with

a shoulder injury. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said after that Dec. 17 contest that Broome’s shoulder”came out and came right back in,”and the star huge male ended up not missing out on any games.Broome has been the most dominant player in college basketball and entered the weekend as the favorite to win National Gamer of the Year. He is balancing 17.9 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game and has actually tallied huge performances in huge games– consisting of 21 points and 20 rebounds against Ohio State, 23 points and 19 rebounds against North Carolina, and 21 points and 16 rebounds against Memphis. He has 10 double-doubles this season.Without Broome, Pearl will lean more greatly on senior citizens Dylan Cardwell(5.5 PPG)and Chaney Johnson( 10.1 PPG ). No. 2 Auburn(15-1, 3-0 SEC)has actually won 8 straight games after leaving versus South Carolina on Saturday. The Tigers trailed by as numerous as 9 points late in the very first half, but they returned to get the win after South Carolina big guy Nick Pringle missed out on 2 totally free throws with nine seconds remaining.After top-ranked Tennessee’s 30-point loss at Florida on Tuesday, the Tigers are most likely to transfer to No. 1 in the AP survey Monday. Auburn’s next game is at home Tuesday against Mississippi State.