Volunteers forward John Fulkerson has been ruled out for the remainder of the SEC tournament due to facial injuries suffered in Tennessee's win against Florida on Friday, the school announced.
Fulkerson's facial injuries came from being hit with an elbow to his head from Gators' Omar Payne, who received a flagrant foul and was ejected from the game.
"That was a dirty play," Tennessee forward Yves Pons told reporters Friday. "That is nothing to do on a basketball court. Of course, we took it personally. We love John. We play for him.