Star Purdue center Isaac Haas was ruled out of the NCAA Tournament after fracturing his elbow in Friday’s win, but he’s refusing to accept that diagnosis.
According to CBS’s Allie LaForce, Haas practiced Saturday with a brace on his elbow and is pushing for NCAA clearance in order to possibly play against Butler on Sunday despite the injury.
Isaac Haas practiced w/@BoilerBall this afternoon. He had a brace on his fractured elbow. Brace needs to be cleared by NCAA. IF it is cleared, Purdue will have to decide if they allow him to play. He wants to play per Coach Painter. He will go through warmups tomorrow. @CBSSports
— Allie LaForce (@ALaForce) March 17, 2018
This would be a stunner, and could change Purdue’s outlook going forward. Haas is key to Purdue’s Final Four hopes, and they looked seriously endangered when he was ruled out. It would be an open question as to how effective Haas would be, but it definitely would shift things.
