{"id":614924,"date":"2026-02-21T02:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/614924\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T02:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:18:13","slug":"minnesotas-injury-woes-worsen-with-jaylen-crocker-johnson-out-indefinitely-as-season-winds-down-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/614924\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota’s injury woes worsen with Jaylen Crocker-Johnson out indefinitely as season winds down | Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Minnesota<\/a> junior forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, the team’s second-leading scorer who has missed the last two games with a foot injury, will be sidelined indefinitely, coach Niko Medved<\/a> said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Crocker-Johnson, who also has the most rebounds for the depleted Gophers, is unlikely to recover in time to play again this season with the team’s preference to be cautious with the injury, Medved told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, we’re just planning that he is not going to be back,\u201d Medved said. “We\u2019ll see what happens, but that’s the way we’re approaching it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Gophers (12-14, 5-10 Big Ten), who host Rutgers on Saturday, are essentially down to a six-player rotation. They lost starters Robert Vaihola and Chansey Willis to season-ending injuries in November. Backups B.J. Omot and Chance Stephens have been unavailable all season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like this before, to the point where the guys just kind of laugh, almost: \u2018This can\u2019t really be real,'” Medved said. \u201cBut it\u2019s really amazing the way these guys have handled it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crocker-Johnson had been playing with the injury before the pain worsened after Minnesota’s upset of then-No. 10 Michigan State<\/a> on Feb. 4, Medved said. After playing a key role for Medved at Colorado State last season, Crocker-Johnson transferred to Minnesota and has averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

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