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Tom Izzo Weekly Presser: Nick Ward Injury Update, Prep for Big Ten Tourney

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Al Martin | WKAR-MSU

The MSU head coach gives an update on the injury of Nick Ward and team preparations for the postseason, which starts this week with the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago. 

Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo holds his weekly press conference inside the Breslin Center and discusses whether or not junior forward Nick Ward will play in the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago this weekend. Izzo also addresses how much winning the Big Ten Tournament would mean to his team, which is fresh off winning the Big Ten regular-season title. 

Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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