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Robert Covington to miss 4-6 weeks after knee surgery

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Tennessee State’s Robert Covington (33) drives to the basket against Brigham Young’s Nate Austin during their NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Jim McAuley)

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Tennessee State knocked off Eastern Illinois in their OVC opener over the weekend, but it came at the same time as the Tigers released some bad news: star forward and NBA prospect Robert Covington will miss 4-6 weeks after having surgery on his knee to repair a torn meniscus.

Covington underwent the surgery on Friday, but he suffered the injury two weeks ago in a loss to Middle Tennessee State. The injury wasn’t initially thought to be too serious, but an MRI reveled the tear.

TSU has had a tough season, and losing Covington certainly won’t help. The Tigers were expected to be a contender in a conference that also includes Murray State and Belmont, but they went 6-7 in non-conference play.

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