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Keith Appling’s shoulder injury apparently isn’t serious

Keith Appling, Quinton Sawyer

Michigan State’s Keith Appling, right, is tended to by trainer Quinton Sawyer after suffering a shoulder injury during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 61-50. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

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Michigan State might be the most beat up team in the country.

Back up point guard Travis Trice didn’t play last night because of concussion-like symptoms stemming from a second blow to the head this season. Gary Harris did play, but only because he back spasms couldn’t cause permanent brain damage with another blow to the head. He was visibly grimacing and moving slower than usual last night.

It gets worse. Not only did Branden Dawson roll and ankle in the Spartan’s win over Minnesota last night, but Adreian Payne may have ended up breaking his nose.

And then there was Keith Appling’s shoulder.

With about a minute left in the game, Appling tried to work himself free from Andre Hollins and appeared to throw his right shoulder out of its socket. He immediately doubled-over in pain and walked straight back into the locker room. From MLive.com:

“He was screaming,” Izzo said.

Izzo wasn’t sure of Appling’s status going forward, but said he hoped that because the shoulder was popped back into place quickly that it “didn’t stretch everything.”

Appling said the injury was not serious and that he could have finished the game, but wasn’t allowed to do so.

“I was a little scared because I’ve never felt nothing like that before,” Appling said.

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