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St. John's basketball guards could be shorthanded against potent Alabama backcourt

Point guard Dylan Darling suffered a calf injury on Monday night in the season opening victory against Quinnipiac and has not practiced.

Darling walked into The Garden on Friday afternoon for the Storm’s practice in a walking boot – something he’s had since Tuesday. The hope was for him to practice and see if he would be healthy enough to play against the Crimson Tide.

“I would say it’s 50/50,” Rick Pitino said.

Darling had six points, four rebounds, six assists, three steals, and only one turnover in his Red Storm debut, playing 17 minutes as St.