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Injured PJ Washington Out for Kentucky vs. Abilene Christian in March Madness

Kentucky Wildcats forward PJ Washington will miss the team's first round NCAA tournament game against the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Thursday because of a foot injury.

UK head coach John Calipari announced the news on Twitter:

John Calipari

The specialists confirmed our original diagnosis that @PJWashington has a sprained foot and there is no fracture. Once we determined that PJ was not going to play today, they put him in a hard cast for precautionary reasons. He is out for today’s game.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.