Emoni Bates - Father expects a 2022 return Bates intends to return to the court when healthy according to his father Elgin, Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com reports. Impact It's been a rocky season for the supposed phenom to say the least. Bates has been in and out of the starting five and put forth inconsistent scoring efforts, even though he's third on the team with a 10.4 ppg scoring average. The latest development came Tuesday, when several accounts suggested that Bates was dealing with a back injury that would require him to see a specialist and force an absence from the since-postponed Thursday contest at Cincinnati. An early report from Jake Fisher of Bleacher Report even suggested Bates' time with the program may be over following the latest injury, though multiple reporters, citing his father's statements, refuted that notion just 40 minutes later. With conflicting reports and a situation that seems to have never been in harmony from the start, the basketball future of Bates appears to be anyone's guess.
FEBRUARY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
