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Pitt G Jamarius Burton's Knee Inflammation Expected to Persist Through Season

The Pitt Panthers will need to manage Jamarius Burton's workload moving forward.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt G Jamarius Burton's Knee Inflammation Expected to Persist Through Season
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PITTSBURGH -- Starting guard for the Pitt Panthers Jamarius Burton was sidelined with knee inflammation when his team took on Sacred Heart at home this weekend. It's not the first time he has been forced to take time off because that knee - one he injured last preseason - was uncomfortable and it won't be the last.

Pitt head coach Jeff Capel said the discomfort in his knee pops up at unexpected intervals, so the Panthers can't plan out days or games off for Burton and will have to respond to Burton's health each day. 

But the gauntlet of ACC play is approaching quickly. There won't be any more Sacred Hearts on the schedule that make missing an experienced, productive player easy to bear. Luckily, the Panthers have two string ball-handlers and scorers in the backcourt in Greg Elliot and Nelly Cummings that they can lean on whenever Burton is not feeling good enough to play. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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