Here’s the most exasperating aspect of Kentucky basketball’s injury situation

Game day: No. 17 Kentucky 82, Vanderbilt 61

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Mark Pope clearly doesn’t want to use it as an excuse. Everyone else involved with this Kentucky basketball team seems to be getting weary of bringing it up.

Still, unless something shifts with the situation, it will remain the central topic surrounding these Wildcats, and it’s their most obvious problem on the court.