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University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s basketball court severely damaged from freezing temperatures
Freezing temperatures in Little Rock brought about a rupture to a water coil within the College of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Jack Stephens Heart, inflicting extreme injury to the court docket.
Joe Foley Courtroom was coated in water, so the college had no alternative however to tear up the hardwood to let it dry.
Jaizec Lottie of the Arkansas Little Rock Trojans strikes the ball down the court docket in the course of the recreation between the Nevada Wolf Pack and the Arkansas Little Rock Trojans at Lawlor Occasions Heart on November 16, 2018 in Reno, Nevada.
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The boys’s and ladies’s basketball groups have had their video games on Thursday postponed and relocated, and it is unknown if the court docket is salvageable for the season.
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“I’m very appreciative of Simmons Financial institution Enviornment for his or her willingness to work with us on such quick discover, particularly over a vacation weekend,” Director of Athletics George Lee stated in an announcement. “This example has posed a singular problem and I’m grateful for his or her flexibility and help to assist us preserve our OVC opening doubleheader in central Arkansas.”
The postponed basketball video games shall be moved to Simmons Financial institution Enviornment — and the college is reportedly within the means of finding a temporary court for the rest of the season.
FILE – On this March 18, 2015, file picture, the NCAA emblem is displayed at middle court docket as work continues at The Consol Power Heart in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA faculty basketball event.
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The boys’s workforce is 4-9 on the season. The Girl Trojans are 3-8.