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Rysheed Jordan will be taking an indefinite leave of absence, according to St. John's head coach Steve Lavin.
Steve Lavin told ESPN that Rysheed Jordan taking indefinite leave of absence.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) January 3, 2015
Jordan has averaged 14 points per game this year for the Red Storm.
We will continue to update this story as more information comes in.
UPDATE (8:50 PM): Roger Rubin of the New York Daily News reports that this isn't a suspension for Jordan, just a leave of absence.
St. John's Rysheed Jordan is not suspended, especially for season. He will miss Butler for personal reasons. Leave of absence. Calm down.
— Roger Rubin (@RogRubin) January 3, 2015
UPDATE (9:04 PM): Steve Lavin has released a statement, which can be found here.
UPDATE (1/3 9:31 PM): BleacherReport's Jason King adds this detail about Jordan's leave.
Rysheed Jordan's leave of absence from St. John's is, in part, b/c he's grieving the loss of his grandmother who died Friday, source told BR
— Jason King (@JasonKingBR) January 4, 2015
UPDATE (1/4 11:24 PM): Jason King brings us this detail. This story has just taken a huge turn.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Source close to Rysheed Jordan tells me the St. Johns guard expects to play Tuesday vs. Villanova following a talk today w/ Steve Lavin.</p>— Jason King (@JasonKingBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonKingBR/status/551957041254653952">January 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
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