Turns out Gaines and Perkins have a mutual friend in Georgia’s Dusan Langura, who passed Perkins’ number along to his teammate.
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“I sent him a text saying, I apologize that it happened, it wasn’t on purpose,” Gaines told the Macon Telegraph on Friday. “He texted back, saying: ‘I figured it wasn’t, it was just a basketball play.’ But his jaw is broken. … But he was in good spirits, that made me feel good about it.”
Gaines launched himself toward Perkins after the forward appeared to pull up for a three. Instead, Perkins opted for a shot fake which sent Gaines’ leg straight into his own jaw.
Gonzaga has not announced a timeline for Perkins’ return. The freshman was averaging 6.3 points and 4.3 assists in 22.8 minutes off the bench through the Zags’ first seven games.
Source: Macon Telegraph
