The Illinois basketball team and their fans have been through a lot since the Groce era began a little over three years ago. This recent injury is just another tally in things to go wrong for the program.
According to Shannon Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, Illinois guard Kendrick Nunn is going to have surgery on his left thumb and will sideline him for eight weeks.
This injury to Nunn is a real blow to the Illinois basketball team. They were already depleted before this injury and now they have to deal with another.