Derrion Reid is a former McDonald's All-American who has dealt with an injury some this Alabama basketball season.

After returning for the Mississippi State and Georgia games, Alabama men's basketball freshman forward Derrion Reid will be out for Saturday evening's road matchup against Arkansas, per Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats.

Alabama basketball F Derrion Reid's injury status has been up and down this season, and now it might be down for awhile. Coach Nate Oats explains.

Coming off the team’s midweek bye, Alabama head coach Nate Oats opened with some negative injury news regarding freshman forward Derrion Reid. Oats said Reid will miss tomorrow’s game against Arkansas after another injury flare-up following the Georgia game.

For the past few press conferences, Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats has given a not-so-optimistic answer to the questions regard

Derrion Reid could finally be good to go for Alabama basketball. On Tuesday, Nate Oats said the team is still awaiting final clearance for the five-star freshman, but that Reid "looked pretty good" to him. Oats reminded that he's not the trainer, though, so he's not the one that makes those decisions.

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