Kentucky standout point guard Lamont Butler exited the Wildcats' Southeastern Conference tournament second-round game against Oklahoma on Thursday after he aggravated his left shoulder injury. Butler was hurt just past the midway point of the first half and missed the rest of the game.

Lamont Butler, Kentucky basketball's starting point guard, departed in the middle of the first half Thursday during UK's opening game in Nashville.

Lamont Butler, who has missed six games over the past two months with a left shoulder injury, left Kentucky’s SEC Tournament opener with the same ailment.

Mark Pope was unable to give a clear answer on Lamont Butler's injury status, but it seems like teammate Kerr Kriisa gave a terrible reaction when Butler told him the injury.

Kentucky basketball guard Collin Chandler talks about teammate Lamont Butler’s shoulder injury after the Wildcats’ 85-84 victory over Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament on March 13, 2025, in Nashville.