Mahmoud May Be Out Two More Games

[shadow force]

Louisville backup center Anas Mahmoud is expected to miss two more games because of the concussion he suffered in U of L's win over Purdue this past Wednesday, coach Rick Pitino said.

Mahmoud did not travel with U of L (8-1) to Phoenix for Saturday's win over Grand Canyon. If he does miss U of L's games Wednesday vs. Southern Illinois and Saturday vs. Texas Southern, Mahmoud would be in line to return to action for the Dec. 17 tilt vs. Eastern Kentucky at the KFC Yum! Center.

"If you look at the player medical records, Anas' is this thick since he's been here," Pitino said, holding his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart. "He's been out so much and it's his DNA, his makeup. This is his second concussion. It's probably going to take longer and we're going to err on the side of caution all along the way.

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

Did not recall his 1st concussion. Hope he doesn't have future issues and gets right.

 

[Cue Card]

Same here hop. I don't remember his first either. Sure hope he doesn't get a third. We're going to need him on the 21st. Hope he's 100% by then.

 

[earsky]

Seems like it happened in the offseason maybe before 2015 season.

 

[shadow force]

I hope Anas will be okay with this being his second concussion. That's what is most important. However I also hope this doesn't derail his momentum when we'll need it going into a tough stretch of games after the next three. Anas was playing quite well before going down. He was looking more aggressive on both ends of the floor. I'm concerned with him missing practices as well though hopefully he'll be back for the EKU game for a tune up.