Rebounding can be a war at times. Even when it involves teammates.
NC State junior forward Abdul-Malik Abu, one of the best rebounders in the nation, showed up to ACC Media Day in Washington, D.C. earlier this week with battle scars from a recent drill with freshman forward Ted Kapita.
Ted Kapita gave this scar to Malik Abu. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/SeoLIFEw0k
— Mark Armstrong (@MarkPArmstrong) October 26, 2016
“When you’re battling for rebounds, there’s a lot of hand movements,” Abu said, according to Aaron Beard of the Associated Press. “And he has nails, so he’s just kind of like slicing through.”
Abu told reporters he had the first-year forward cut his nails shortly after the incident.
The 6-foot-8 Abu, the ACC’s top returning rebounder, averaged 12.9 points, 8.8 boards and 1.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore last season. Kapita is ranked as four-star recruit by Rivals.
The Wolfpack were picked to finish sixth in the loaded ACC.