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Florida basketball: Gators have uphill battle in SEC tourney

It was heartbreaking to watch Florida basketball drop an 18-point lead at home to nationally-ranked Kentucky over the weekend.

What’s even more painful is the wrist sprain suffered by Kerry Blackshear Jr. after he landed on his hand awkwardly against the Wildcats.

Now Florida basketball comes into the SEC tournament as the No. 5 seed and a little wind taken out of their sails.

After posting a three-game stretch where they knocked off Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and Arkansas, the future was looking pretty bright for Florida basketball. But then a see-saw bout of losses to Kentucky and Tennessee with wins over LSU and Georgia sandwiched in made postseason life a little more interesting.