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On Friday, Kentucky announced point guard Lamont Butler will be out for the Wildcats’ showdown against Alabama. However, Butler’s story with the Wildcats isn’t necessarily over yet. Ahead of Kentucky’s matchup against Alabama, UK head coach Mark Pope provided a positive update on Butler’s condition.

“We got the best possible news about Lamont, so he’s gonna be in good shape but we’re gonna sit him tonight just to make sure,” Pope said. “It’d probably be a stretch to get him tonight because he’s got some soreness but it was really good news this morning and so we look forward to having him as we move forward.

“Everybody wants so badly to have a chance to compete and we want him, for him and for us, to be able to compete. We’re going to go with [Travis Perry] tonight in the starting lineup.”

Twenty-five minutes after the conclusion of Florida and Missouri’s SEC Tournament quarterfinal match, Kentucky and Alabama will play each other. The SEC Network will broadcast the game live.

In Thursday’s 85-84 victory over Oklahoma in the second round of the SEC Tournament, Butler started the game for Kentucky but departed it in the first half due to an injury. Butler has missed eight games so far this season due to a