Fletcher Loyer's injury was pretty public - he told me he hurt the elbow as he tries to catch himself falling against Michigan. The elbow 'sprain' of some variety doesn't appear to be holding Loyer back as Purdue prepares for High Point. He said he was pretty active all week and was a full participant in the part of practice we were able to watch today in Providence. He told me he'll be wearing a sleeve with a pad just in case it gets bumped, but judging from how he looked on the court, he should be fully good to go on Thursday.
A lesser known injury is something Raleigh Burgess told me he's been dealing with since around the west coast trip to Oregon. Burgess says he has some kind of stress injury to his calf muscle. He's been seen for the last month walking around in a boot when he was off the court and that's a measurement Purdue has taken to limit hurting the calf any further. Guessing this is similar to what Loyer struggled through as a freshman. Burgess says he's good to play but also admitted the calf won't really heal until the spring/summer when the season is over and he can fully rest it to let it recover. Definitely could be part of why Burgess has been ceding minutes to Berg. Burgess has looked a little tentative on it at times, and a muscle injury to the calf certainly isn't gonna help as a player bumps against the freshman wall.
A lesser known injury is something Raleigh Burgess told me he's been dealing with since around the west coast trip to Oregon. Burgess says he has some kind of stress injury to his calf muscle. He's been seen for the last month walking around in a boot when he was off the court and that's a measurement Purdue has taken to limit hurting the calf any further. Guessing this is similar to what Loyer struggled through as a freshman. Burgess says he's good to play but also admitted the calf won't really heal until the spring/summer when the season is over and he can fully rest it to let it recover. Definitely could be part of why Burgess has been ceding minutes to Berg. Burgess has looked a little tentative on it at times, and a muscle injury to the calf certainly isn't gonna help as a player bumps against the freshman wall.
