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East Lansing — If junior point guard Kalin Lucas decides to leave Michigan State after this season for the NBA, it would surprise coach Tom Izzo.

East Lansing — If junior point guard Kalin Lucas decides to leave Michigan State after this season for the NBA, it would surprise coach Tom Izzo.

"We don't do it like that here," Kalin Lucas told reporters a day after he skipped out on postgame obligations after shooting 3-of-13 in a loss to Ohio State. "It was a big game, I was supposed to stay here and I was supposed to do my interviews."

Before Michigan State coach Tom Izzo started his press conference Monday, he had a special guest deliver an apology: Kalin Lucas.

Let the speculation begin: Will Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers forego their senior seasons at Michigan State for the NBA draft? They have until April 25 to decide.

It's safe to say Lucas' right ankle will be put to the test, nearly three weeks after he sprained it in a loss at Wisconsin.

It's safe to say Lucas' right ankle will be put to the test, nearly three weeks after he sprained it in a loss at Wisconsin.

Lucas scored 10 of his team's first 15 points on the heavily-wrapped ankle and finished with one of his strongest games of the season. He tied his career high with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

Lucas scored 10 of his team's first 15 points on the heavily-wrapped ankle and finished with one of his strongest games of the season. He tied his career high with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

Lucas and coach Tom Izzo both agreed that Lucas, the defending Big Ten Player of the Year, is healthy enough to give it closer to a full go Saturday at Penn State.