UK announced on Tuesday that freshman Trey Lyles is recovering from a medical procedure on his left leg. The recovery process will force him to miss UK’s games as part of a trip to the Bahamas in August, but Lyles is expected to return in time for practice in October.Lyles will join junior Willie Cauley-Stein on the sideline. Cauley-Stein underwent surgery after the season to repair a stress fracture in his left foot.Soon after the news came out, John Calipari took to Twitter to talk about it.
Like Willie, we’re going to hold Trey out for the games in the Bahamas while he recovers from a medical procedure.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) June 24, 2014
Both Willie and Trey could probably play if they really wanted to, but I’m not taking a chance on either kid.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) June 24, 2014
I want them 100 percent for the start of our season and there’s no reason to push these guys before they are absolutely ready.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) June 24, 2014
Plus, this gives us a chance to play some of our other guys and get them some more work.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) June 24, 2014
Lyles, a 6-foot-10 forward from Indianapolis, Ind., is a member of UK’s highly touted incoming freshman class. He and his three classmates — Devin Booker, Tyler Ulis and Karl-Anthony Towns — are on campus along with a deep and talented crop of returnees from last year’s national runner-up team.
