Welcome to the weirdest obsession in American sports -- or at least the NCAA tournament.
Body parts.
Last year, we had an obsession with North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson's toe, which threatened heavy favorite North Carolina's road to the title. This year, 1-seed Syracuse has fallen victim to the ill-timed injury bug when big man Arinze Onuaku hurt his quad.
The breakdown:
Lawson
College: North Carolina
Injury: big toe
Injured: before the ACC tournament
Articles in local paper: 5
Twitter account: yes (Lawson's toe)
Followers: 737
Missed the first-round game against: Radford
Conclusion: Lawson returned for second round; Heels won the title
Onuaku
College: Syracuse
Injury: right quad
Injured: in the Big East tournament
Articles in local paper: 6
Twitter account: yes (AO Quadricep)
Followers: 75
Missed the first-round game against: Vermont
Conclusion: to be determined
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