Auburn men’s basketball’s All-American forward, Johni Broome, left the Tigers’ Elite Eight game versus Michigan State with an apparent injury.

The injury happened as Broome was contesting a shot and he put his arm down to break his fall. His right arm seemed to bend awkwardly, and he immediately went down. Broome also seemed to land awkwardly on his left leg as he went down.

Broome left the game right away after the injury, heading straight to the locker room at the 10:37 mark of the second half. At the time of his exit, he had 22 points and 12 rebounds, leading all players in the game.

After the following timeout, the CBS broadcast said there is a “slight chance” Broome can return, but that Broome told head coach Bruce Pearl “no” when asked if he was okay walking off the court.

Broome returned to the game at the 5:29 mark of the second half with extra tape wrapped around his right arm. The CBS broadcast said Broome was x-rayed while in the locker room, but the x-rays came back negative.

Peter Rauterkus covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus or email him at [email protected]m