Kentucky fans were getting mentally prepared to take on the Texas Longhorns without Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, which is now a reality as neither will play on Saturday. This is bad news for the Wildcats,

SEC injury report news for Saturday’s SEC men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Texas, including the latest information on Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson.

Despite injuries, Kentucky is riding a two-game win streak after securing victories over South Carolina and Tennessee. The Wildcats have played some of their best basketball when faced with adversity, and they will need to do so again if they hope to overcome a short-handed roster and leave Austin with a crucial win.

Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats have been banged up for over a month now and it doesn't seem like it is going to change anytime soon. Kerr Kriisa, Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr, and Jaxson Robinson have all dealt with injuries this season.

In the immediate aftermath of Kentucky basketball’s rivalry win over Tennessee on Tuesday night, UK coach Mark Pope didn’t have much to offer regarding the injury status of Jaxson Robinson. And what Pope did say about Robinson wasn’t optimistic about the guard’s right wrist injury.

Kentucky coach Mark Pope tells ESPN that both Jaxson Robinson and Lamont Butler are "genuine game-time decisions" against South Carolina (noon). Pope said Robinson had a "brutal collision" in practice Friday and hurt his wrist.

Butler and Robinson are both injured and could potentially miss some time with less than a month until the NCAA Tournament begins,.

The Kentucky Wildcats and Texas Longhorns have released their SEC injury reports. For Kentucky, all eyes have been on Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, who’ve been in and out of the lineup recently and were expected to miss Saturday’s game in Austin.