Connecticut’s Paige Bueckers (5) is helped off the court by Amari DeBerrym, left, after injuring herself in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn star Paige Bueckers underwent surgery on her injured left knee Monday, according to the university.
The sophomore guard injured her knee in a game against Notre Dame on December 5.
An MRI detected a fracture in her tibia at the knee referred to as a tibial plateau fracture. After her surgery at UConn Health Monday, the school also revealed Bueckers suffered a lateral meniscus tear. The surgery successfully repaired both injuries, UConn said.
Bueckers is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks from her surgery date.
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